一
辈
子

(for) a lifetime in Chinese: 一辈子 (yī bèi zi)

yī bèi zi

(for) a lifetime

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 一輩子2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(for) a lifetime

Stroke order

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一
辈
子

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

一辈子

Simplified

一輩子

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一辈子 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我想我会一辈子单身。

    wǒ xiǎng wǒ huì yí bèi zi dān shēn。

    I guess I'm never going to get married.

  • 这活儿我干了一辈子。

    zhè huó ér wǒ gān le yí bèi zi。

    I've done this all my life.

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Related words

一

yī

one

子

zǐ

son

辈

bèi

lifetime

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

第一

dì yī

first

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

鼻子

bí zi

nose

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