后半生 meaning in English
latter half of one's life
Traditional 後半生16 strokes
Meaning of 后半生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hòubànshēng
- latter half of one's life
后半生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
人的后半生就是由他前半生养成的习惯所构成的，其他什么都没有。
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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后 hòu · back · 6 strokes
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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 后半生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
Questions about 后半生
What does 后半生 mean?
后半生 (hòubànshēng) means "latter half of one's life".
How do you write 后半生?
后半生 is made of 3 characters: 后 (6 strokes), 半 (5 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
How is 后半生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 后半生 is written 後半生.