一辈子
yī bèi zi
Pinyin

Definition

一辈子
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yī bèi zi
  1. (for) a lifetime

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一些
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
一口气
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
一向
yī xiàng
  1. 1 always (previously)
  2. 2 a period of time in the recent past
一味
yī wèi
  1. 1 blindly
  2. 2 invariably
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu
  1. 1 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. 2 complete shambles
  3. 3 a total mess
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

我是想我也不能租房子租一辈子，还是想要买属于自己的房子，毕竟年纪也不小了。
wǒ shì xiǎng wǒ yě bù néng zū fángzi zū yībèizi ，háishì xiǎngyào mǎi shǔyú zìjǐ de fángzi ，bìjìng niánjì yě bù xiǎo le 。
I was thinking that I can't rent a place forever and that I wanted to buy a place of my own, given that I'm no spring chicken.
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中国功夫博大精深，一辈子也学不完。
Zhōngguó gōngfu bódàjīngshēn ，yībèizi yě xué bù wán 。
Chinese kung fu is broad and profound. There’s no end for learners.
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周边商品也是很重要的一环。一部电影的玩具替他们赚进的钱，比你一辈子能赚的还要多。
zhōubiān shāngpǐn yě shì hěn zhòngyào de yìhuán 。yí bù diànyǐng de wánjù tì tāmen zhuàn jìn de qián ，bǐ nǐ yíbèizi néng zhuàn de hái yào duō 。
Movie-related merchandise is also another important sector for them. Movie-themed toys earn them more money than you could earn in a lifetime.
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耶！我爱你！我爱你一辈子！
yē ！wǒ ài nǐ ！wǒ ài nǐ yíbèizi ！
Yay! I love you! I love you forever!
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太好了！你的大恩大德我一辈子都不会忘记的！
tài hǎo le ！nǐ de dàēndàdé wǒ yíbèizi dōu búhuì wàngjì de ！
Great! I'll never forget what a stand up guy you are for doing this!
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不够啊？那...再来，喜气洋洋、吉羊如意、有人”羊”你一辈子。
bùgòu ā ？nà ...zài lái ，xǐqì yángyáng 、jí yáng rúyì 、yǒurén ”yáng ”nǐ yībèizi 。
It's not enough? Then... I'll have another go, what about substituting the 「洋」 in the phrase 「喜气洋洋」, meaning “full of joy” for its homophone 「羊」, meaning goat, or 「羊」 instead of 「祥」 in the phrase 「吉祥如意」 to wish that someone is lucky and everything goes to plan for them, or what about substituting the「养」 in 「养你一辈子」, meaning “to look after you for life” for its homonym 「羊」 meaning goat.
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没错！”羊“你一辈子！
méicuò ！”yáng “nǐ yībèizi ！
That's right! "Goat" you for life!
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养“我一辈子？
yǎng “wǒ yībèizi ？
You'll look after me for life?
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哦，是这样啊。这会有人接受吗？现在房价这么高，老百姓辛苦一辈子买套房，到头来，人、财、房三空，赤条条地来，赤条条地走。
ò ，shì zhèyàng ā 。zhè huì yǒurén jiēshòu ma ？xiànzài fángjià zhème gāo ，lǎobǎixìng xīnkǔ yībèizi mǎi tào fáng ，dàotóulái ，rén 、cái 、fáng sān kòng ，chìtiáotiáo de lái ，chìtiáotiáo de zǒu 。
Oh, that's what it is. Will people accept this? Nowadays housing prices are so high. Average people work hard their whole lives to buy a house. In the end, the person, their money and their house are all gone, coming into this world with nothing and leaving nothing behind.
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你冷静点。不报警，你拿得出那么多钱吗？就算这次拿得出，那下次呢。你有把柄在他手上，他就会一次次威胁你。你想一辈子活在恐惧之中吗？
nǐ lěngjìng diǎn 。bù bàojǐng ，nǐ nádechū nàme duō qián ma ？jiùsuàn zhècì nádechū ，nà xiàcì ne 。nǐ yǒu bǎbǐng zài tā shǒushang ，tā jiù huì yīcìcì wēixié nǐ 。nǐ xiǎng yībèizi huó zài kǒngjù zhīzhōng ma ？
Calm down. If you don't report it to the police, where are you going to get so much money? Even if you can get it this time, then what about next time? The power is in his hands, he'll continue to threaten you time after time. Do you want to live your whole life in fear?
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