终生 終生
终生 終生 zhōng shēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥ zung1 sang1 HSK 7-9
- throughout one's life
- lifetime; lifelong
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More words with these characters
终 終
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 年终 年終 nián zhōng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ nin4 zung1 end of the year
- 最终 最終 zuì zhōng ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zeoi3 zung1 final; ultimate
- 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ zung1 coeng4 end (of a performance or sports match)
- 终于 終於 zhōng yú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ zung1 jyu1 at last
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- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 终究 終究 zhōng jiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡ zung1 gau3 in the end; after all; eventually
- 终结 終結 zhōng jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 git3 end; conclusion
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zung1 dim2 the end
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
- 剧终 劇終 jù zhōng ㄐㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄥ kek6 zung1 The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
- 告终 告終 gào zhōng ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ gou3 zung1 to end
- 善终 善終 shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 zung1 to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully
- 寿终 壽終 shòu zhōng ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sau6 zung1 to die of old age
- 期终 期終 qī zhōng ㄑㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ kei4 zung1 end of a fixed term
- 终久 終久 zhōng jiǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zung1 gau2 in the end
- 终了 終了 zhōng liǎo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄠˇ zung1 liu5 to end
- 终傅 終傅 zhōng fù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ zung1 fu6 (Catholicism) extreme unction (the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick)
- 终南 終南 Zhōng nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
Idioms with these characters
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 不知所终 不知所終 bù zhī suǒ zhōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ bat1 zi1 so2 zung1 (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
- 情定终身 情定終身 qíng dìng zhōng shēn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ cing4 ding6 zung1 san1 (idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows
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- 曲终奏雅 曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄡˋ ㄧㄚˇ kuk1 zung1 zau3 ngaa5 perfect finish (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 为德不终 為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ wai4 dak1 bat1 zung1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 无疾而终 無疾而終 wú jí ér zhōng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄓㄨㄥ mou4 zat6 ji4 zung1 lit. to die without illness (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
Example sentences
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她 终生 終生 未婚 。
She remained single all her life.
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我 的 终生 終生 目标 目標 是 成为 成為 一 名作 家 。
My goal in life is to be a novelist.
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