# 寿命 (shòumìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 寿命 (shòumìng) means “lifespan; life expectancy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lifespan; life expectancy
- Pinyin: shòumìng (shou4 ming4)
- Traditional: 壽命
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 医疗条件变好，人类寿命越来越长。
  Yīliáo tiáojiàn biàn hǎo, rénlèi shòumìng yuèláiyuè cháng.
  With better medical care, human life expectancy is getting longer.

## Characters

- 寿 (shòu): long life; old age
- [命](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-life/) (mìng): life; fate

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-ming-lifespan/

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