寿终
shòu zhōng
Pinyin

Definition

寿终
 - 
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
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
  1. 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
  2. 2 Long may you live!
始终
shǐ zhōng
  1. 1 from beginning to end
  2. 2 all along
年终奖
nián zhōng jiǎng
  1. 1 year-end bonus
最终
zuì zhōng
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 ultimate
终
zhōng
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 finish
终极
zhōng jí
  1. 1 ultimate
  2. 2 final
终生
zhōng shēng
  1. 1 throughout one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
  3. 3 lifelong
终究
zhōng jiū
  1. 1 in the end
  2. 2 after all is said and done
终端
zhōng duān
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 terminal
终结
zhōng jié
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 conclusion
  3. 3 to come to an end
  4. 4 to terminate (sth)
终身
zhōng shēn
  1. 1 lifelong
  2. 2 all one's life
  3. 3 marriage
终点
zhōng diǎn
  1. 1 the end
  2. 2 end point
  3. 3 finishing line (in a race)
  4. 4 destination
  5. 5 terminus
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
终点站
zhōng diǎn zhàn
  1. 1 terminus
  2. 2 final stop on rail or bus line
长寿
Cháng shòu
  1. 1 Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
  1. 1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
  2. 2 prosperity

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!
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
忧苦以终
yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng
  1. 1 worried to death (idiom)
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu 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.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
有情人终成眷属
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ
  1. 1 love will find a way (idiom)
为德不终
wéi dé bù zhōng
  1. 1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
终南捷径
zhōng nán jié jìng
  1. 1 lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
自始至终
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
  1. 1 from start to finish (idiom)
万寿无疆
wàn shòu wú jiāng
  1. 1 may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
  2. 2 long may you live
靡不有初，鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
  1. 1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

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