half a lifetime; the first or second half of one's life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
half a lifetime; a period roughly equal to half of one's life
informalRefers to a long, formative period in one's life. Often used in reflective contexts to talk about past experiences or future plans.
Tā他
qián前
bàn辈
bèi子
zi都
dōu在
zài国
guó外
wài生
shēng活
，
huó现
xiàn在
zài想
xiǎng回
huí国
guó了
。
He spent the first half of his life living abroad and now wants to return to his home country.
Tā她
dāng当
le了
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
jiào教
shī师
，
jīng经
yàn验
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
。
She has been a teacher for half her life and has very rich experience.
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Wǒ我
xiǎng想
yòng用
hòu后
bàn辈
bèi子
zi去
qù环
huán游
yóu世
shì界
。
I want to spend the second half of my life traveling the world.
Zhè这
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
de的
nǔ努
lì力
，
zǒng总
suàn算
méi没
yǒu有
bái白
fèi费
。
All this effort over half a lifetime was not in vain.
Shàng上
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
wèi为
jiā家
tíng庭
，
xià下
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
gāi该
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
huó活
yī一
cì次
。
The first half of my life was for the family; the second half should be for myself.