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bèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèi | bei4
English translation
contemporaries
generation
lifetime
generation, lifetime; contemporary

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About bèi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

bèi

Contains the radical

Fēi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wheel

Etymology of bèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

非车

Semantic compound

Chē

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Chē represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound. Simplified form of bèi .

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Example sentences using bèi

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一辈子 yībèizi shòu gòu le 诽谤 fěibàng .

I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime.

" 那才 diū 三辈子 de liǎn ne ---- , zài qǐng 原谅 yuánliàng .

" Hell's afire -- Well, I beg your pardon again.

zhè liàng 自行车 zìxíngchē gòu yòng 一辈子 yībèizi le .

This bike will last me a lifetime.

一辈子 yībèizi 放个 yāo bo 一课, 究竟 jiūjìng le xiē 什么 shénme shì ?

You said Blacky was in terrible trouble, but nothing happened.

一辈子 yībèizi shòu 风湿病 zhī .

She had suffered from rheumatism all her life.

Words with bèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
一辈子 yībèizi (for) a lifetime一輩子
辈子 bèi zi lifetime輩子
前辈 qián bèi senior前輩
bèi lifetime bèi
半辈子 bàn bèi zi half of a lifetime半輩子
下辈子 xià bèi zi the next life下輩子
长辈 zhǎngbèi one's elders長輩
晚辈 wǎn bèi the younger generation晚輩
上辈子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors上輩子
老一辈 lǎo yī bèi previous generation老一輩
父辈 fù bèi people of one's parents' generation父輩
先辈 xiān bèi elders先輩
后辈 hòu bèi younger generation後輩
辈出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers輩出
小辈 xiǎo bèi the younger generation小輩
祖辈 zǔ bèi ancestors祖輩
鼠辈 shǔ bèi a scoundrel鼠輩
同辈 tóng bèi peer同輩
祖祖辈辈 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations祖祖輩輩
辈分 bèi fèn seniority in the family or clan輩分
吾辈 wú bèi us吾輩
我辈 wǒ bèi us我輩
等闲之辈 děng xián zhī bèi (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with等閒之輩

bèi Decomposition & Compounds

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bèi Decomposition

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