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半生 meaning in English

bànshēng

half a lifetime

10 strokes

Meaning of 半生

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bànshēng
  1. half a lifetime

半生 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā大dà半bàn生shēng都dōu住zhù在zài国guó外wài。
He lived abroad for much of his life.
人rén的de后hòu半bàn生shēng就jiù是shì由yóu他tā前qián半bàn生shēng养yǎng成chéng的de习xí惯guàn所suǒ构gòu成chéng的de，其qí他tā什shén么me都dōu没méi有yǒu。
The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

Stroke order for each character

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半 bàn · half · 5 strokes

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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 半生.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
一半yībànhalf
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student

Questions about 半生

What does 半生 mean?

半生 (bànshēng) means "half a lifetime".

How do you write 半生?

半生 is made of 2 characters: 半 (5 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.