辈子

zhè bèi zi

这辈子

all one's life

tā jiā sān bèi zi dōu dāng gōng rén

他家三辈子都当工人。

His family has been a working-class family for three generations.

tā jiā jǐ bèi zi dōu shì nóng mín

她家几辈子都是农民。

Her has been a peasant familly for generations.

qián bàn bèi zi

前半辈子

first half of one's life

dà bàn bèi zi

大半辈子

most of a lifetime

hòu bàn bèi zi

后半辈子

latter half of one's life

wǒ yī bèi zi dōu zài tóng zhǒng zú zhǔ yì hé piān jiàn zuò dòu zhēng

我一辈子都在同种族主义和偏见作斗争。

I've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudice.

wèi le zhè bèi zi néng dào xià wēi yí lǚ yóu yī cì tā men zǎn le hǎo jǐ nián de qián

为了这辈子能到夏威夷旅游一次，他们攒了好几年的钱。

They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.