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半辈子

bàn bèi zi

3-character word Traditional 半輩子

What 半辈子 means

1. half of a lifetime

The characters in 半辈子

• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 辈bèilifetime; generation; group of people
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 我已经活了大半辈子了。
  I've already lived most of my life.