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half a lifetime (period of life before or after middle age); half of one's life

bàn bèi zi

半 辈 子

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n.half a lifetime (period of life before or after middle age); half of one's life
- shàng bàn bèi zi
  上半辈子
  the first half of one's life
- hòu bàn bèi zi
  后半辈子
  second half of one's life
- wǒ huó le bàn bèi zi le hái bù zhī dào zhè ge ma
  我活了半辈子了，还不知道这个吗？
  How can a person of my age be ignorant of such a thing？
- qián bàn bèi zi
  前半辈子
  first half of one's life
- dà bàn bèi zi
  大半辈子
  the greater part of one's life
- xià bàn bèi zi tā dǎ suàn zuò shén me
  下半辈子他打算做什么？
  What's he planning to do with the rest of his life?
antonym
yī bèi zi一辈子

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