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一輩子

entire life

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yi1bei4zi5 • yībèizi

Meaning

Primary

entire life

Alternatives

entire lifetime, whole life, lifetime

Mnemonic

一輩子 Entire life refers to something that you did across the entire 一 one 輩 lifetime you have, even since you were a [5] quiet 子 child.

Usage

他 一輩子 都 沒有 去過 海邊。

He has never been to the beach in his entire life.

我 一輩子 都 不 會 忘記 這 件 事。

I will never forget this for my entire life.

他 一輩子 都 在 小鎮 上 生活。

He has lived in the small town for his whole life.