寿命
Old HSK 5
寿命 (shòumìng) · life span
寿命 (shòumìng) means “life span; service life”. It is written with 2 characters: 寿 (old age) + 命 (life). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 寿命 is built
The characters
寿 shòu · old age
What 寿 is made of
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 三sān — three
- 寸cùn — inch
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种鸟的寿命很长。Zhè zhǒng niǎo de shòumìng hěn cháng.This kind of bird has a long life span.
这台电脑的寿命大约是五年。Zhè tái diànnǎo de shòumìng dàyuē shì wǔ nián.This computer lasts about five years.
Questions about 寿命
What does 寿命 mean?
寿命 (shòumìng) means “life span; service life”.
How do you pronounce 寿命?
寿命 is pronounced shòumìng.
Which HSK level is 寿命?
寿命 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 命名mìngmíngto name
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 性命xìngmìnglife (of a person or animal)
- 要命yàomìngterribly
Learn 寿命 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.