寿 (壽)
shòu
Pinyin

Definition

寿 (壽)
 - 
shòu
  1. long life
  2. old age
  3. age
  4. life
  5. birthday
  6. funerary
寿 (壽)
 - 
Shòu
  1. surname Shou

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

祷
dǎo
  1. 1 prayer
  2. 2 pray
  3. 3 supplication
筹
chóu
  1. 1 chip (in gambling)
  2. 2 token (for counting)
  3. 3 ticket
  4. 4 to prepare
  5. 5 to plan
  6. 6 to raise (funds)
  7. 7 resource
  8. 8 means
铸
zhù
  1. 1 to cast or found metals
酬
chóu
  1. 1 variant: 酬 chóu
诪
zhōu
  1. 1 (literary) to curse
  2. 2 to deceive
  3. 3 to lie

Related Words (20)

寿司
shòu sī
  1. 1 sushi
寿命
shòu mìng
  1. 1 life span
  2. 2 life expectancy
  3. 3 lifetime (of a machine)
寿星
shòu xīng
  1. 1 god of longevity
  2. 2 elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
长寿
Cháng shòu
  1. 1 Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
做寿
zuò shòu
  1. 1 to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

Idioms (4)

人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
万寿无疆
wàn shòu wú jiāng
  1. 1 may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
  2. 2 long may you live
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他会从自己画案上的一方寿山石聊起，聊到茶壶、文玩核桃----公子帽、满天星、四座楼……当听到他说最近看中了一对文玩核桃，
tā huì cóng zìjǐ huààn shàng de yīfāng Shòu shān shí liáo qǐ ，liáo dào cháhú 、wénwán hétao gōngzǐmào 、mǎntiānxīng 、sì zuò lóu ……dāng tīngdào tā shuō zuìjìn kànzhòng le yīduì wénwán hétao ，
He began talking about the Shoushan Stone on his painting table, and talk about teapots, walnut trinkets, delicate hats, starry skies, and four buildings...
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祝你福如东海，寿比南山。
Zhù nǐ fúrúDōngHǎi ，shòubǐNánShān 。
I wish you are happy and lucky as the East China sea, and live as long as the mountain.
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曾晶介绍，对于老年人，体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松、食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险，同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低、缩短寿命。目前普遍认为，老年人的健康体质指数在20～27之间为宜，也就是说，微胖的老人相对更健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，duìyú lǎoniánrén ，tǐzhòng guò qīng huò xiāoshòu huì zēngjiā gǔzhí shūsōng 、shídào hé wèi zhǒngliú děng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn ，tóngshí dǎozhì duì jíbìng de dǐkàng nàishòulì jiàngdī 、suōduǎn shòumìng 。mùqián pǔbiàn rènwéi ，lǎoniánrén de jiànkāng tǐzhì zhǐshù zài 20 ～27 zhījiān wèiyí ，yějiùshìshuō ，wēi pàng de lǎorén xiāngduì gèng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.
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那是因为你吃过的寿司店不够多，说实在的，有很多比它更好吃，还更便宜的呢。
nà shì yīnwèi nǐ chī guò de shòusī diàn bùgòu duō ，shuōshízàide ，yǒu hěn duō bǐ tā gèng hǎo chī ，hái gèng piányi de ne 。
That's because you haven't eaten at enough sushi places. To be honest, there are lots of places that are better than that one, and cheaper too.
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怎么样？他们的寿司是不是新鲜、地道、又好吃啊？
zěnmeyàng ？tāmen de shòusī shìbushì xīnxiān 、dìdào 、yòu hǎochī ā ？
How was it? Isn't their sushi fresh, authentic and delicious?
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昨天去了上次你介绍的寿司店。
zuótiān qù le shàngcì nǐ jièshào de shòusī diàn 。
Yesterday I went to the sushi place you introduced me to last time.
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真的有比它更好吃的吗？那我肯定要试试，最近爱上寿司了！
zhēnde yǒu bǐ tā gèng hǎochī de ma ？nà wǒ kěndìng yào shìshi ，zuìjìn àishàng shòusī le ！
There really are better places? Than I must try them. I've really fallen in love with sushi!
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这样吧，明天我们一起去吃我觉得最好吃的寿司，你来评价评价。
zhèyàng ba ，míngtiān wǒmen yīqǐ qù chī wǒ juéde zuì hǎochī de shòusī ，nǐ lái píngjià píngjià 。
How about this? Let's go to the best sushi place I know tomorrow, then you can give me your opinion.
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日本料理，赞成！我超爱吃寿司跟生鱼片，我还要点烧烤…
Rìběn liàolǐ ，zànchéng ！wǒ chāo ài chī shòusī gēn shēngyúpiàn ，wǒ hái yào diǎnr shāokǎo …
Japanese food, great! I really like eating sushi and sashimi and I also want to order barbecue...
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刚刚肚子太饿了，忍不住把桌上那两盒寿司全吃光了。
gānggāng dùzi tài è le ，rěnbuzhù bǎ zhuō shàng nà liǎng hé shòusī quán chī guāng le 。
I was too hungry just then, so I couldn't help but eating all of the two boxes of sushi on the table.
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