寿命 (shòu mìng) — lifespan, life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
Definition
寿命 measures how long something lasts — used for animals, machines, and human life expectancy. Unlike 人生 or 一生 (a person's whole life as a personal experience), 寿命 is a numeric, measurable span.
noun
lifespanlife expectancylifetime (of a machine)
Examples
- 寿命。Zhè zhǒng niǎo de shòu mìng kě dá èr shí nián.This kind of bird can live up to twenty years.
- 寿命。Qì chē de shòu mìng gēn bǎo yǎng yǒu hěn dà guān xì.A car's lifespan has a lot to do with maintenance.
- ，寿命。Suí zhe yī liáo jìn bù, rén de shòu mìng yuè lái yuè cháng.With medical advances, human life expectancy is getting longer.
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