终生

• 拼音: zhōng shēng
• 汉字拆解: 终 = 纟+ 冬 (final/entire); 生 = life/birth

含义

Lifelong; for one's entire life. Spanning from a point until death.

Similar to 终身 but often more literary. 终生难忘 (unforgettable for life), 终生学习 (lifelong learning), 终生伴侣 (lifelong companion). Emphasises the totality of one's remaining life from a given moment.

例句

1. 这次经历给他留下了终生难忘的深刻印象。
2. 教育不应止于学校，而应成为终生学习的过程。
3. 他将毕生精力奉献给了终生热爱的医学事业。

用法指南

语境: commitments, memories, learning

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 阅读是一项值得终生坚持的习惯。(Reading is a habit worth maintaining for life.)
• 那段战争岁月成为幸存者终生的阴影。(Those years of war became a lifelong shadow for the survivors.)

错误说法

• 我终生喜欢吃饭 — trivialises the word; 终生 is for significant commitments and profound experiences, not everyday preferences

起源与历史

终 (end/entire) + 生 (life)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal