生平
shēngpíng
one’s whole life, lifetime
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 这本书详细介绍了这位科学家的生平。This book gives a detailed account of the scientist’s life.
- 他生平最大的愿望就是周游世界。The greatest wish of his whole life was to travel the world.
Collocations
生平事迹生平简介作者生平了解生平
Mnemonic
生 shēng "life" + 平 píng "level, ordinary": the course of one’s life, i.e. a whole life or biography. Note the order: Chinese says 生平, while the common Korean word flips it to 平生 (pyeong-saeng, "whole life").
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平生一生终生生涯
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