生平

shēng píng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. life (a person's whole life)
2. in one's entire life

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 一辈子 yī bèi zi 一辈子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime 口语中常用，更通俗: (for) a lifetime

Related words

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• 终生 zhōng shēng 终生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life 侧重于直到生命结束，常用于“终生难忘”等: throughout one's life

Synonyms

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• 一生 yī shēng 一生 yī shēng all one's life; throughout one's life 指一个人的整个生命历程: all one's life; throughout one's life
• 毕生 bì shēng 毕生 bì shēng all one's life 强调从生到死的全部时间: all one's life

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“事迹”“介绍”“第一次”等词搭配，如“生平第一次”“生平事迹”。

Formality

生平多用于正式书面语或庄重场合，如“生平事迹”“生平介绍”；日常口语中通常用“一辈子”。

Example Sentences

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这是她 生平 第一次坐飞机。

This is the first time in her life that she has taken a plane.

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Words Containing 生平

• 生平事迹 生平事迹 shēng píng shì jì: lifetime achievements
• 生平简介 生平简介 shēng píng jiǎn jiè: biographic sketch

Child Words of 生平

• 平 平 píng: flat
• 生 生 shēng: to be born