寿终正寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38612th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to die of old age
  2. 2. to die in one's bed at a ripe old age

Characters

Character Meaning
寿 shòu HSK 5
long life; birthday; life
终 zhōng HSK 3
end; finish
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
寝 qǐn HSK 6
to lie down; old variant of 寢qǐn