Chinese word dictionary

寿终正寝

shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn · to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

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Word information

Simplified寿终正寝

Traditional壽終正寢

Pinyinshòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

寿shòu

old age, longevity; lifespan

终zhōng

end; finally, in the end

正zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

寝qǐn

to sleep, to rest; bedroom

How to learn 寿终正寝

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

正zhèng

straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

终于zhōngyú

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

真正zhēnzhèng

genuine; real; true; really; indeed

正常zhèngcháng

regular; normal; ordinary

正好zhènghǎo

just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that