下辈子 (xià bèi zǐ) — next life; the next lifetime (in Chinese folk belief or Buddhism)
Definition
Means 'next life / next incarnation' in folk or Buddhist belief. Contrast with 前世 ('previous life', looking backward) and 今生 ('this life', the present one).
noun
next lifethe next lifetime (in Chinese folk belief or Buddhism)
Examples
- 下辈子，。Rú guǒ yǒu xià bèi zǐ, wǒ hái yào hé nǐ zài yì qǐ.If there is a next life, I still want to be with you.
- 下辈子。xià bèi zǐ Wǒ yí dìng hǎo hǎo bào dá nǐ.In the next life, I will definitely repay you well.
- 下辈子。Zhè zhǒng kǔ rì zi wǒ xià bèi zǐ bù xiǎng zài guò le.I don't want to live this hard life again in my next life.
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