shòu mìng

Traditional: 壽命

HSK 7–9

寿命 (shòu mìng) is a Chinese word meaning “life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)”.

Meanings

  1. 1life span
  2. 2life expectancy
  3. 3lifetime (of a machine)
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 寿命

寿shòu · long life命mìng · life

Related words

生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)命life命令order救命to save sb's life命运fate; destiny致命fatal性命life使命mission待命to be on call拼命to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it遵命to follow your orders命名to give a name to

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