輩

bèi

generation, lifetime; class

How to write 輩, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 車 (wheel), phonetic 非

Made of 非 + 車

一輩子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime
前輩qián bèisenior; older generation; precursor
半輩子bàn bèi zihalf of a lifetime
長輩zhǎng bèione's elders; older generation
下輩子xià bèi zithe next life
後輩hòu bèiyounger generation
鼠輩shǔ bèia scoundrel; a bad chap
父輩fù bèipeople of one's parents' generation
上輩子shàng bèi zione's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
上輩shàng bèiancestors; one's elders
下輩xià bèioffspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members of a group
先輩xiān bèian older generation; ancestors; forefathers

他窮了一輩子。
tā qióng le yí bèi zǐ 。
He has been poor all his life.
我一輩子也不會忘記你的大恩大德。
wǒ yí bèi zǐ yě bú huì wàng jì nǐ de dà ēn dà dé 。
I will never forget your kindness as long as I live.
幼年時學的東西，一輩子不會忘記。
yòu nián shí xué de dōng xī ， yí bèi zǐ bú huì wàng jì 。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.
彼此必須一輩子努力,才能把感情維繫好。
bǐ cǐ bì xū yí bèi zǐ nǔ lì , cái néng bǎ gǎn qíng wéi xì hǎo 。
Each of you must work hard for a lifetime, and only then will you be able to maintain a relationship.
你竟敢這樣對長輩說話？！
nǐ jìng gǎn zhè yàng duì cháng bèi shuō huà ？！
How dare you speak like that to your elders and betters!