lifetime; all one's life
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lifetime; whole life; until death
literaryA literary term indicating the entire duration of one's life or until death. Almost exclusively used in formal writing or set phrases such as 没世不忘.
Tā他
de的
ēn恩
qíng情
wǒ我
jiāng将
mò没
shì世
bù不
wàng忘
。
I will never forget his kindness for as long as I live.
Zhè这
xiē些
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
míng名
zì字
，
rén人
mín民
mò没
shì世
bù不
wàng忘
。
The people will remember these heroes' names for all eternity.
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Suī虽
pín贫
jiàn贱
ér而
wèi未
cháng尝
mò没
shì世
wú无
wén闻
。
Though poor and humble, he was never obscure all his life.