一辈子

yī bèi zi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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1. (for) a lifetime

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 半辈子 bàn bèi zi 半辈子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime '一辈子'指整个一生，'半辈子'指半生，时间长度相对: half of a lifetime

Related words

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• 一阵子 yī zhèn zi 一阵子 yī zhèn zi a while '一阵子'指一段时间，与'一辈子'形成时间长短对比，常一起用于口语: a while

Synonyms

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• 一生 yī shēng 一生 yī shēng all one's life; throughout one's life 都可以表示人从生到死的整个过程，'一生'更常用于正式或书面语境: all one's life; throughout one's life
• 终生 zhōng shēng 终生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life 强调直到生命结束，常用于'终生难忘'等固定搭配: throughout one's life

Usage notes

Collocations

常说'一辈子的事'、'一辈子朋友'，口语中常直接加名词表示一生的关系或事物。

Formality

口语色彩较浓，正式书面语中常用'一生'替换。

Example Sentences

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他 一辈子 没离开过家乡。

He never left his hometown his whole life.

他决定 一辈子 独身。

He decided to stay single for life.

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Child Words of 一辈子

• 一 一 yī: one
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 辈 辈 bèi: lifetime
• 辈子 辈子 bèi zi: all one's life