一辈子

一輩子

yībèizi

noun HSK 5 #1,925

Meanings

Tā yī bèi zi dōu zhù zài zhège xiǎo cūnzhuāng lǐ.

He lived in this small village his whole life.

Wǒ yī bèi zi dōu bú huì wàngjì nǐ.

I will never forget you in my whole life.

Xuéxí shì yī bèi zi de shì.

Learning is a lifelong matter.

usage

一辈子 is colloquial and emotional. The more formal equivalent is 一生 (yī shēng). Use 一辈子 when you want to express strong feeling.

culture

In Chinese wedding vows, 一辈子 is far more commonly used than 一生 — it feels warmer and more heartfelt.

一 yī

辈 bèi

子 zǐ