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title: "Zhongshen Meaning: 终身 (zhōngshēn) Means “lifelong”"
description: "终身 (traditional 終身, zhōngshēn) means “lifelong; all one's life”. Hear its tones, see what 终 and 身 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongshen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 终身 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

终身 zhōngshēn

## lifelong; all one's life

## Its characters

1. 终 zhōng end
2. 身 shēn life

## In a sentence

学习是终身的事情。 Learning is a lifelong thing.

他临行前发誓：“就算曹操逼我，我也**终身**不为他出一条计策。

From [马跃檀溪 · The Leap Across the Tan Stream](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-leap-across-the-tan-stream-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-7#library-word-862-864)

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## More words with 终 or 身

- [本身 běnshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshen)
- [出身 chūshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chushen)
- [单身 dānshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshen)
- [翻身 fānshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanshen)
- [化身 huàshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashen)
- [浑身 húnshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hunshen)
- [健身 jiànshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshen)
- [健身房 jiànshēnfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshenfang)
- [年终 niánzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nianzhong)
- [切身 qièshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qieshen)

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