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

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一 • yì • one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yì一

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

生 • shēng • to give birth, to produce, to grow • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

Word Info

Pinyinyì shēng
Meaningall one's life; throughout one's life
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 一生.

Words with 一
  • 一些yī xiēsome
  • 一半yī bànhalf
  • 一点儿yī diǎn era bit
  • 一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
  • 一起yì qǐtogether
  • 第一dì yīfirstly
  • 一共yī gòngaltogether
  • 一定yī dìngdefinitely
Words with 生
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 医生yī shengdoctor
  • 学生xué shengstudent
  • 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
  • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 一生

    tā他
    bǎ把
    dú读
    shū书
    dàng当
    zuò作
    yì一
    shēng生
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    。
    He regards reading as a lifelong hobby.
    zhè这
    wèi位
    kē科
    xué学
    jiā家
    rè热
    ài爱
    yán研
    jiū究
    zhè这
    wèi位
    lǎo老
    shī师
    wèi为
    jiào教
    yù育
    shì事
    yè业
    tā他
    yī一
    shēng生
    dōu都
    zài在
    hàn捍
    wèi卫
    zhèng正
    yì
    tā他
    yī一
    shēng生
    xiě写
    le了
    hěn很
    duō多
    zhù著
    zuò
    zhè这
    běn本
    shū书
    jiāng将
    yǔ与
    nǐ你
    xiāng相
    bàn伴
    yī
    ，
    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.
    fèng奉
    xiàn献
    le了
    yī一
    shēng生
    。
    This teacher dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.
    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.
    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.
    一
    shēng生
    。
    This book will accompany you throughout your life.