lifetime; one's life
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
lifetime; the whole of one's life; generation
informalAn informal, common measure of time referring to the entire span of a person's life. Often used with '这', '那', '上', '下', '半', '一', or a quantifier like '两', '几'.
Wǒ我
zhè这
bèi辈
zi子
zuì最
nán难
wàng忘
de的
shì事
jiù就
shì是
yù遇
jiàn见
tā她
。
The most unforgettable thing in my lifetime was meeting her.
Tā他
dāng当
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
jiào教
shī师
。
He was a teacher his whole life.
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Wǒ我
xià下
bèi辈
zi子
hái还
xiǎng想
dāng当
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
。
I still want to be Chinese in my next life.
Tā他
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
dōu都
zài在
guó国
wài外
dù度
guò过
。
He spent half his life abroad.
Shàng上
bèi辈
zi子
wǒ我
kě可
néng能
shì是
yī一
zhǐ只
niǎo鸟
。
I might have been a bird in my previous life.