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半辈子
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半辈子

半辈子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

半辈子 Usage and Examples

half a lifetime

half of one's life

我想如果我下半辈子努力工作的话,我可以买得起一个前门。

I think I could maybe afford a front door if I work really hard for the rest of my life.

他做了大半辈子的医院护理员。

For most of his life, he was a hospital orderly.

The characters in 半辈子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
半
bàn5half
辈
bèi12generation or lifetime
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 半

  • bàn半gè个shì世jiè界half the world, half a world
  • bàn半gè个shì世jì纪half a century
  • bàn半gè个guó国jiā家half a country, half of a country
  • bàn半gè个xiǎo小shí时half an hour, a half hour
  • bàn半jià价dì的half price, 50% off
  • bàn半fēn分half a fen, a tiny bit
  • bàn半juàn卷half-rolled, half a volume
  • bàn半bì壁half of the territory, half the country
  • bàn半yè夜midnight, the middle of the night
  • bàn半yè夜lǐ里at midnight, in the middle of the night
  • bàn半tiān天half a day, a long time
  • bàn半dǎo导tǐ体semiconductor

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Questions about 半辈子

What does 半辈子 mean in Chinese?

半辈子 (bàn bèi zi) means “half a lifetime, half of one's life”.

How do you pronounce 半辈子?

半辈子 is pronounced bàn bèi zi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “half a lifetime” in Chinese?

“half a lifetime” is 半辈子 (bàn bèi zi) in Chinese.

How is 半辈子 used in a sentence?

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

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