八辈子

tā jiā bā bèi zi dōu shì nóng mín

他家八辈子都是农民。

His family have been farmers for generations.

nà dōu shì bā bèi zi yǐ qián de shì r le

那都是八辈子以前的事儿了。

That was a million years ago.

wǒ zǎo bā bèi zi de shí hou zài zhè r dú guo shū

我早八辈子的时候在这儿读过书。

Once, in the dim and distant past, I was a student here.

wǒ zhēn shi dǎo le bā bèi zi méi le

我真是倒了八辈子霉了。

My bad luck was sealed eight generations ago.