a lifetime; all one's life
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a lifetime; all one's life; from birth to death
informalA colloquial term used to refer to the entire duration of a person's life. Often used to express a long-term commitment, feeling, or experience.
Tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
zài在
lǎo老
jiā家
dāi待
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
。
He plans to stay in his hometown for his whole life.
Yǒu有
xiē些
dào道
lǐ理
，
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
yě也
xué学
bù不
huì会
。
Some truths, you can never learn in a lifetime.
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Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
jiàn见
guò过
de的
zuì最
měi美
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
，
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
dōu都
wàng忘
bù不
liǎo了
。
This is the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen, I'll remember it for a lifetime.
Wǒ我
men们
yuē约
dìng定
yào要
zuò做
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
de的
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
。
We promised to be best friends for life.
Tā他
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
shěng省
chī吃
jiǎn俭
yòng用
，
jiù就
wèi为
le了
gōng供
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
xué学
。
He lived frugally all his life just to put his children through school.