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寿 shòu

old age, longevity; lifespan

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
寸
Traditional
壽
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丰寸 ⿸丰寸

Memory hint: Altered form of 老

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  1. 这种电池的寿命很长。
    Zhè zhǒng diànchí de shòumìng hěn cháng.
    This kind of battery has a long lifespan.
    this (measure) battery (particle) lifespan very long
  2. 这台机器的寿命有多久？
    Zhè tái jīqì de shòumìng yǒu duō jiǔ?
    How long is this machine's lifespan?
    this (measure) machine (particle) lifespan have how long
  3. 请注意保养，可以延长手机寿命。
    Qǐng zhùyì bǎoyǎng, kěyǐ yáncháng shǒujī shòumìng.
    Please pay attention to maintenance, it can extend your phone's lifespan.
    please pay-attention maintain, can extend phone lifespan
  4. 这种材料的寿命并不长。
    Zhè zhǒng cáiliào de shòumìng bìng bù cháng.
    This material's lifespan isn't long at all.
    this (measure) material (particle) lifespan at-all not long
  5. 随着医学进步，人的平均寿命变长了。
    Suízhe yīxué jìnbù, rén de píngjūn shòumìng biàn cháng le.
    With medical progress, people's average lifespan has become longer.
    along-with medicine progress, person (particle) average lifespan become long (particle)

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