Tom remained a bachelor until his death.
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终身
Traditional: 終身
zhōng shēn
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zhōng shēn · zung1 san1 (Jyutping)
- lifelong
- all one's life
- marriage
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Character breakdown
终
- Meaning
- end; finally, in the end
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰纟冬
- Cangjie
- VMHEY
- Four-corner
- 2713
身
- Meaning
- body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
- Radical
- 身
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- HXH
- Four-corner
- 2740.0
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Example sentences
In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.
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