终生

Traditional (Taiwan): 終生

zhōngshēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥ

    • throughout one's life
    • lifetime lifelong

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 一生 yīshēng
    • 一生坎坷 a life full of hardships
    • 平凡的一生 an ordinary life
  • 终身 zhōngshēn
    • 终身教育 lifelong education
    • 终身大事 a major life event (marriage)
  • 毕生 bìshēng
    • 毕生精力 one's whole energy
    • 毕生的愿望 a lifelong wish

Telling them apart

终生 is general: it fits serious careers as well as ordinary life matters (e.g. 终生难忘). 毕生 mostly goes with one's work or cause (毕生精力) and is narrower and more formal.

Other words read zhōngshēng

In the same tone

  • 钟声 zhōngshēng sound of a bell
  • 中声 zhōngshēng medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable
  • 终声 zhōngshēng final of a Korean syllable

zhongsheng with other tones

  • 众生 zhòngshēng all living things

Near homophones of zhongsheng

Words with 终生

Starting with 终生

  • 终生伴侣 zhōngshēngbànlǚ lifelong partner or companion

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