寿终 (壽終)
shòu zhōng
Pinyin

Definition

寿终 (壽終)
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shòu zhōng
  1. to die of old age
  2. to live to a ripe old age
  3. (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

年终
nián zhōng
  1. 1 end of the year
终于
zhōng yú
  1. 1 at last
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 finally
  4. 4 eventually
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

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!