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终生

zhōng shēng · zhong sheng

Traditional 終生

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. throughout one's life
  2. lifetime; lifelong
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Lifetime membership

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)健身房(jiànshēnfáng)有(yǒu)终生(zhōngshēng)会员(huìyuán)卡(kǎ)。

    This gym has a lifetime membership card.

  2. Dengdeng

    终生(zhōngshēng)是(shì)多久(duōjiǔ)？一百(yībǎi)年(nián)吗(ma)？

    How long is lifetime? One hundred years?

  3. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)一辈子(yībèizi)，只要(zhǐyào)你(nǐ)来(lái)，一直(yīzhí)都(dōu)能(néng)用(yòng)。

    It means your whole life. As long as you come, it works.

  4. Dengdeng

    多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much is it?

  5. Liangliang

    五千(wǔqiān)块(kuài)。

    Five thousand yuan.

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)！我(wǒ)三(sān)天(tiān)就(jiù)不(bù)想(xiǎng)去(qù)了(le)，终生(zhōngshēng)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)。

    Too expensive! I will not want to go after three days. Lifetime is too long.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)终(zhōng)生(shēng)目(mù)标(biāo)是(shì)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yì)名(míng)作(zuò)家(jiā)。

My goal in life is to be a novelist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)终(zhōng)生(shēng)致(zhì)力(lì)于(yú)研(yán)究(jiū)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)罕(hǎn)见(jiàn)的(de)疾(jí)病(bìng)。

He devoted his entire life to researching this rare disease.

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