半辈子 (bàn bèi zi) — half a lifetime

Definition

Examples

• 他已经工作了半辈子，也该休息了。
  Tā yǐ jīng gōng zuò le bàn bèi zi, yě gāi xiū xi le.
  He has worked for half a lifetime; he should rest now.
• 半辈子过去了，他还在坚持自己的梦想。
  bàn bèi zi Guò qù le, tā hái zài jiān chí zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng.
  Half a lifetime has passed, and he still persists in his dream.
• 他用半辈子的时间学会了这门手艺。
  Tā yòng bàn bèi zi de shí jiān xué huì le zhè mén shǒu yì.
  He spent half a lifetime learning this craft.