终身 zhōngshēn▶ de por vida

Stroke order

终身 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 终 — 8 strokes
• 身 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. lifelong
2. all one's life
3. marriage

Related words

• 出身Nacimiento
• 动身Dejar, salir
• 本身sí mismo
• 浑身Todo
• 终止terminación
• 终点Fin; terminar

终身 is pronounced zhōngshēn and means “de por vida”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 终身 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.