半辈子

bàn bèi zi · ban bei zi

Traditional 半輩子

Meaning

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  1. half of a lifetime

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)这(zhè)座(zuò)小(xiǎo)城(chéng)住(zhù)了(le)半(bàn)辈(bèi)子(zi)。

He has lived in this small town for half his life.

02

奶(nǎi)奶(nai)说(shuō),她(tā)半(bàn)辈(bèi)子(zi)都(dōu)在(zài)田(tián)里(lǐ)干(gàn)活(huó)。

Grandma says she has spent half her life working in the fields.

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