辈

bèi

generation, lifetime; class

How to write 辈, stroke by stroke

lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people

Pictophonetic: semantic 车 (wheel), phonetic 非

Made of 非 + 车

一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime
前辈qián bèisenior; older generation; precursor
半辈子bàn bèi zihalf of a lifetime
长辈zhǎng bèione's elders; older generation
下辈子xià bèi zithe next life
后辈hòu bèiyounger generation
鼠辈shǔ bèia scoundrel; a bad chap
父辈fù bèipeople of one's parents' generation
上辈子shàng bèi zione's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
上辈shàng bèiancestors; one's elders
下辈xià bèioffspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members of a group
先辈xiān bèian older generation; ancestors; forefathers

我想我会一辈子单身。
wǒ xiǎng wǒ huì yí bèi zi dān shēn 。
I guess I'm never going to get married.
我已经活了大半辈子了。
wǒ yǐ jīng huó le dà bàn bèi zi le 。
I've already lived most of my life.
我一辈子都是个流浪者。
wǒ yí bèi zi dōu shì gè liú làng zhě 。
I'm a nomad for life.
你这辈子什么时候开心过吗？
nǐ zhè bèi zi shén me shí hòu kāi xīn guò ma ？
What's the last thing you were ever happy about?
我尊敬长辈。
wǒ zūn jìng zhǎng bèi 。
I respect elderly people.