half a lifetime
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
half a lifetime
Refers to a significant portion of one's life, often used retrospectively. Frequently modified by time words like 前 (first) or 后 (latter), or verbs like 操劳 (toiling).
Tā他
de的
qián前
bàn半
shēng生
shì是
zài在
nóng农
cūn村
dù度
guò过
de的
。
He spent the first half of his life in the countryside.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
kē科
xué学
jiā家
wèi为
yán研
jiū究
cāo操
láo劳
le了
bàn半
shēng生
。
This elderly scientist toiled for half a lifetime for his research.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
róng戎
mǎ马
，
bàn半
shēng生
dōu都
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
dù度
guò过
。
The general spent his life in the military, with half of it spent on the battlefield.
Huí回
gù顾
bàn半
shēng生
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
yuàn怨
wú无
huǐ悔
。
Looking back on half a lifetime, he felt no regrets.