终身

zhōng shēn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lifelong
  2. 2. all one's life
  3. 3. marriage

Words Containing 终身

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn

to pledge eternal love (idiom)

私定终身
sī dìng zhōng shēn

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

终身俸
zhōng shēn fèng

pension

终身制
zhōng shēn zhì

life tenure

终身大事
zhōng shēn dà shì

major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)

终身监禁
zhōng shēn jiān jìn

life sentence

Child Words of 终身

终
zhōng

end

身
shēn

body