终身

zhōng shēn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Register variants

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一辈子

yī bèi zi

(for) a lifetime

更口语化

Synonyms

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终生

zhōng shēng

throughout one's life

强调整个生命，常用于书面

Usage notes

Collocations

“终身”常与“大事”、“监禁”、“学习”等搭配，表示涉及整个人生的重要事务或持续性状态。

Common mistakes

“终身”多用于抽象或庄重语境（如婚姻、监禁），不宜随意替换口语化的“一辈子”。

Example Sentences

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学习是一种终身的过程。

Learning is a lifelong process.

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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

pension

life tenure

major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)

终身监禁

zhōng shēn jiān jìn

life sentence

Child Words of 终身

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