lifespan; service life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
lifespan; the duration of a life
Refers to the natural or average length of life for a living organism.
Rén人
lèi类
de的
píng平
jūn均
shòu寿
mìng命
zài在
guò过
qù去
yī一
bǎi百
nián年
lǐ里
xiǎn显
zhù著
tí提
gāo高
。
The average human lifespan has significantly increased over the past century.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
yán延
cháng长
rén人
lèi类
shòu寿
mìng命
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Scientists are researching methods to extend the human lifespan.
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Jiā家
māo猫
de的
shòu寿
mìng命
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
yě野
māo猫
cháng长
。
Domestic cats generally have a longer lifespan than feral cats.
noun
service life; useful life; existence period
Often used metaphorically for products, systems, technologies, trends, or abstract things.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jiāng将
zhè这
pī批
lǎo老
shì式
diàn电
nǎo脑
de的
shòu寿
mìng命
zài再
yán延
cháng长
yī一
nián年
。
The company decided to extend the service life of these old computers by one more year.
Zhè这
kuǎn款
shǒu手
jī机
de的
diàn电
chí池
shòu寿
mìng命
bú不
tài太
cháng长
。
The battery life of this phone model isn't very long.
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Zhè这
kuǎn款
wǎng网
luò络
liú流
xíng行
yǔ语
de的
shòu寿
mìng命
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
。
The lifespan of this internet slang term is only a few months.