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余生

yú shēng · yu sheng

Traditional 餘生

Meaning

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  1. the remaining years of one's life
  2. survival (after a disaster)
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The rest of life

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)退休(tuìxiū)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)余生(yúshēng)想(xiǎng)种花(zhònghuā)。

    My grandpa retired. He says he wants to grow flowers for the rest of his life.

  2. Liangliang

    余生(yúshēng)都(dōu)种花(zhònghuā)？真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    Flowers for all the rest of his life? How nice!

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)还(hái)说(shuō)，余生(yúshēng)要(yào)天天(tiāntiān)喝茶(hēchá)。

    He also says he will drink tea every day for the rest of his life.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)他的(tāde)余生(yúshēng)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)啊(a)。

    So his life from now on is very comfortable.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)，余生(yúshēng)他(tā)还(hái)要(yào)做饭(zuòfàn)！

    But grandma says that for the rest of his life he must still cook!

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01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)是(shì)我(wǒ)余(yú)生(shēng)想(xiǎng)待(dāi)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)

This is where I want to live for the rest of my life.

Tatoeba: Chinese by magicalrpetz47 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)和(hé)你(nǐ)共(gòng)渡(dù)余(yú)生(shēng)。

I want to spend my life with you.

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

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