寿命

寿命 shòumìng in a sentence

Life span (life expectancy)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

寿命 (shòumìng) means Life span (life expectancy). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这台机器的 寿命 很长。

Zhè tái jīqì de shòumìng hěn cháng.

This machine has a long service life.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寿命

人的平均 寿命 提高了。

Rén de píngjūn shòumìng tígāo le.

Average life expectancy has risen.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寿命

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How is 寿命 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 寿命 (shòumìng, "Life span (life expectancy)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 寿命 an HSK word?

Yes — 寿命 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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