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一生 (yī shēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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一生 (yī shēng): All one's life (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

一生 consists of 2 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow

Example Sentences with 一生

tā他

bù不

xiǎng想

lù碌

lù碌

wú无

wéi为

dì地

guò过

yì一

shēng生

。

He doesn't want to live his life in mediocrity

tā他

yī一

shēng生

dōu都

zài在

wèi为

jiào教

yù育

shì事

tā他

fèng奉

xiàn献

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yì一

shēng生

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zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

rè热

ài爱

yè业

fèn奋

dòu斗

。

He has fought for the cause of education all his life.

gěi

给

jiào教

yù育

shì事

yè业

。

He dedicated his life to the education cause.

yán

研

jiū究

，

wèi为

kē科

xué学

shì事

yè业

fèng奉

xiàn献

le了

yī一

shēng生

。

This scientist loves research and has dedicated his life to the cause of science.

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

shī师

wèi为

jiào教

yù育

shì事

yè业

fèng奉

xiàn献

le了

yī一

shēng生

。

This teacher dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.

tā他

yī一

shēng生

dōu都

zài在

hàn捍

wèi卫

zhèng正

yì义

hé和

gōng公

píng平

de的

lǐ理

niàn念

。

He has spent his whole life defending the principles of justice and fairness.

tā他

yī一

shēng生

xiě写

le了

hěn很

duō多

zhù著

zuò作

，

bāo包

kuò括

xiǎo小

shuō说

hé和

sǎn散

wén文

。

He wrote many works in his lifetime, including novels and essays.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

jiāng将

yǔ与

nǐ你

xiāng相

bàn伴

yī一

shēng生

。

This book will accompany you throughout your life.

xué学

xí习

shì是

yī一

shēng生

de的

shì事

qíng情

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

bǎo保

chí持

zhōng终

shēng生

xué学

xí习

de的

xí习

guàn惯

。

Learning is a lifelong endeavor; we should maintain the habit of lifelong learning.

tīng听

wán完

tā他

jiǎng讲

shù述

zì自

jǐ己

yī一

shēng生

de的

cāng沧

sāng桑

gù故

shì事

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

shēn深

shòu受

gǎn感

dòng动

。

After hearing him recount the vicissitudes of his life, we were all deeply moved.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一生.

Words with 一

一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3
一样yī yàngHSK 3
一直yī zhíHSK 3

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2
生气shēng qìHSK 3
出生chū shēngHSK 4
发生

fā shēng

HSK 4