一生

yìshēng

noun HSK 4 #1,192

Meanings

1 all one's life
2 a lifetime

Characters

life; to be born

Examples

HSK 2

他一生都在画画。

Tā yìshēng dōu zài huàhuà.

He painted his whole life.

HSK 3

这是我一生中最开心的一天。

Zhè shì wǒ yìshēng zhōng zuì kāixīn de yī tiān.

This is the happiest day of my life.

HSK 4

他的一生经历了很多变化。

Tā de yìshēng jīnglì le hěnduō biànhuà.

He experienced many changes in his life.

Tips

usage

一生 is more literary and poetic than 一辈子, which also means 'a lifetime' but is more colloquial.

Stroke Order

一 yī

生 shēng