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一辈子

yī bèi zi · yi bei zi

Traditional 一輩子

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (for) a lifetime
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A lifetime of chess

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)在(zài)这个(zhège)公园(gōngyuán)下了(xiàle)一辈子(yībèizi)棋(qí)。

    My grandpa played chess in this park for a whole lifetime.

  2. Liangliang

    一辈子(yībèizi)？他(tā)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)厉害(lìhai)。

    A whole lifetime? He must be very good.

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)，他(tā)一辈子(yībèizi)只(zhǐ)输过(shūguò)一次(yīcì)。

    He says he only lost once in his whole life.

  4. Liangliang

    输给(shūgěi)谁(shéi)了(le)？

    Who did he lose to?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)。所以(suǒyǐ)他们(tāmen)一辈子(yībèizi)在(zài)一起(yīqǐ)。

    My grandma. So they have been together for a lifetime.

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2 examples
01

一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)只(zhǐ)会(huì)出(chū)现(xiàn)一(yí)次(cì)像(xiàng)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)机(jī)会(huì)。

An opportunity like this only comes along once in a lifetime.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)人(rén)物(wù)才(cái)会(huì)有(yǒu)一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)不(bù)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)性(xìng)格(gé)。

Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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