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一辈子

yī bèi zi · yi bei zi

Traditional 一輩子

Meaning

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一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)只(zhǐ)会(huì)出(chū)现(xiàn)一(yí)次(cì)像(xiàng)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)机(jī)会(huì)。

An opportunity like this only comes along once in a lifetime.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)人(rén)物(wù)才(cái)会(huì)有(yǒu)一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)不(bù)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)性(xìng)格(gé)。

Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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