终身

• 拼音: zhōng shēn
• 汉字拆解: 终 = entire/end; 身 = body/life/self

含义

Lifelong; lifetime; for life. Throughout one's entire life.

Used for commitments or conditions lasting a lifetime. Common phrases: 终身学习 (lifelong learning), 终身伴侣 (life partner), 终身制 (life tenure). More formal than 一辈子.

例句

1. 终身学习是现代人必备的能力。
2. 他们承诺终身相守。
3. 这个错误将成为他终身的遗憾。

用法指南

语境: education, commitment, life planning

语气: serious

正确说法

• 这是终身大事。(This is a major life decision.)
• 终身保修。(Lifetime warranty.)

错误说法

• 终身的一生 (Redundant — 终身 already means entire life)

起源与历史

Compound of 终 (end, entire) and 身 (body, life). Throughout one's body/life.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal