一辈子
yíbèiziTraditional: 一輩子
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Translation
all one's life, a lifetime, a whole life
Word origin
A compound of 一 (yī, one), 辈 (bèi, generation, lifetime) and the noun suffix 子 (zi), meaning the span of a single lifetime.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 一 (yī, one) + 辈 (bèi, lifetime) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)
Stroke order
一
辈
子
Examples
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He lived in this small town all his life.
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I will never forget this for the rest of my life.
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They were good friends for a lifetime.
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This is the biggest dream of my whole life.
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She toiled for this family her whole life.
一辈子 (yí bèi zi) is a noun meaning all of one's life or a whole lifetime. It is a common colloquial way to speak of the entire span of a person's life.
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