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All one's life in Chinese: 一生 (yī shēng)

yī shēng

all one's life

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Definitions

  1. 1all one's life; throughout one's life

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一
生

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她一生喜欢画画。

    tā yì shēng xǐ huan huà huà。

    She loved painting all her life.

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Related words

一

yī

one

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

第一

dì yī

first

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

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