I've done this all my life.
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一辈子
Traditional: 一輩子
yī bèi zi
HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 5
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yī bèi zi · jat1 bui3 zi2 (Jyutping)
- (for) a lifetime
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
I guess I'm never going to get married.
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