輩
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bèi · generation, lifetime

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

車Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 輩

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Example sentences

Notice where 輩 sits in each complete thought.

Tā qióng le yí bèi zǐ.他窮了一輩子。

He has been poor all his life.

Source: Tatoeba #765735 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yí bèi zǐ yě bú huì wàng jì nǐ de dà ēn dà dé.我一輩子也不會忘記你的大恩大德。

I will never forget your kindness as long as I live.

Source: Tatoeba #363258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐyǒu xiǎo shuō rén wù cái huì yǒu yí bèi zǐ bù gǎi biàn de xìng gé.只有小說人物才會有一輩子不改變的性格。

Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.

Source: Tatoeba #868384 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ wǒ zhōng le cǎi juàn, jiù yí bèi zǐ yī shí wú yōu le.如果我中了彩劵,就一輩子衣食無憂了。

If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.

Source: Tatoeba #1454045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yòu nián shí xué de dōng xī, yí bèi zǐ bú huì wàng jì.幼年時學的東西,一輩子不會忘記。

What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

Source: Tatoeba #897273 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǐ cǐ bì xū yí bèi zǐ nǔ lì , cái néng bǎ gǎn qíng wéi xì hǎo.彼此必須一輩子努力,才能把感情维系好。

Each of you must work hard for a lifetime, and only then will you be able to maintain a relationship.

Source: Tatoeba #735161 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 輩 in context

  1. Say bèi, then recall the core meaning: generation, lifetime.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 輩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.