寿命 (壽命)
shòu mìng
Pinyin

Definition

寿命 (壽命)
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shòu mìng
  1. life span
  2. life expectancy
  3. lifetime (of a machine)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

命
mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
命运
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
革命
gé mìng
  1. 1 revolution
  2. 2 revolutionary (politics)
  3. 3 classifier: 次 cì
人命
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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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我们要从长远来看，不能只顾眼前。虽然人们的死亡率下降，平均寿命提高是件好事，但人口的发展一定要保持平衡才不会阻碍社会的发展。
wǒmen yào cóng chángyuǎn láikàn ，bùnéng zhǐgù yǎnqián 。suīrán rénmen de sǐwánglǜ xiàjiàng ，píngjūn shòumìng tígāo shì jiàn hǎo shì ，dàn rénkǒu de fāzhǎn yīdìng yào bǎochí pínghéng cái bùhuì zǔài shèhuì de fāzhǎn 。
We need to take a long-term perspective. We can't just look at what's right in front of us. Although a decreasing rate of death and an increase in average live spans are good news, the only way to avoid obstruction of social growth is for the population to grow in a balanced way.
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