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上辈子
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上辈子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

上辈子 Usage and Examples

previous life

我想当个比上辈子更成功的小说家。

I would like to be a novelist who is more accomplished than the last one.

士兵76号:或许是上辈子吧。

Soldier 76: Maybe in another life.

The characters in 上辈子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
辈
bèi12generation or lifetime
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 上

  • shàng上yí一fèn份the previous one, the last one
  • shàng上yí一cì次last time, the last time
  • shàng上wàn万over ten thousand, tens of thousands
  • shàng上xià下Up and down, About
  • shàng上xià下xué学school commute, going to and from school
  • shàng上xià下bǎi摆dòng动swing up and down, bob up and down
  • shàng上xià下bān班commute, go to and from work
  • shàng上xià下bān班shí时jiān间commute time, commuting hours
  • shàng上xià下qí齐xīn心United from top to bottom, All working with one heart
  • shàng上bù不liǎo了dà大tái台miàn面not presentable, not up to par
  • shàng上bú不qù去Can't go up, Can't get on
  • shàng上bú不zài在tiān天xià下bù不zhe着dì地Neither in heaven nor on earth., Suspended in mid-air.

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Questions about 上辈子

What does 上辈子 mean in Chinese?

上辈子 (shàng bèi zi) means “previous life”.

How do you pronounce 上辈子?

上辈子 is pronounced shàng bèi zi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “previous life” in Chinese?

“previous life” is 上辈子 (shàng bèi zi) in Chinese.

How is 上辈子 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 上辈子, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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