bèi
老辈
generation; seniority; peers
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
ancestors; previous generation; forebears
informalOften used in informal speech with the suffix '儿'. Refers specifically to those in the family line who came before.
Tā他
jiā家
de的
lǎo老
bèi辈
r儿
dōu都
shì是
mù木
jiang匠
。
The older generations in his family were all carpenters.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
lǎo老
bèi辈
shì是
cóng从
shān山
xī西
qiān迁
lái来
de的
。
Our ancestors migrated from Shanxi.
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Tīng听
lǎo老
bèi辈
r儿
rén人
jiǎng讲
，
zhè这
lǐ里
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
piàn片
huāng荒
dì地
。
I heard from the elders that this place used to be wasteland.
noun
one's elders; seniors in age or seniority
neutralRefers to people senior to oneself, either in age or within a family or social hierarchy.
Duì对
zhǎng长
bèi辈
yào要
yǒu有
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
You should be polite to your elders.
Tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
shì是
wǒ我
de的
qián前
bèi辈
。
He is my senior at the company.
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Àn按
bèi辈
fèn分
，
tā他
gāi该
jiào叫
wǒ我
yī一
shēng声
shū叔
shu叔
。
According to seniority in the family, he should call me uncle.