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半辈子 meaning in English

bànbèizi

half of a lifetime

Traditional 半輩子20 strokes

Meaning of 半辈子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bànbèizi
  1. half of a lifetime

半辈子 in example sentences

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

我wǒ已yǐ经jīng活huó了le大dà半bàn辈bèi子zi了le。
I've already lived most of my life.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

半 bàn · half · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

辈 bèi · lifetime · 12 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 半辈子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
一半yībànhalf
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date

Questions about 半辈子

What does 半辈子 mean?

半辈子 (bànbèizi) means "half of a lifetime".

How do you write 半辈子?

半辈子 is made of 3 characters: 半 (5 strokes), 辈 (12 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 半辈子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 半辈子 is written 半輩子.