毕生 (bì shēng) — one's whole life; lifetime
Definition
Literary 'one's whole life', typically before effort or devotion (毕生的追求). Compare 一生 (neutral lifetime) and 一辈子 (colloquial, a whole life).
noun
one's whole lifelifetime
Examples
- 毕生。Tā bì shēng zhì lì yú kē xué yán jiū.He devoted his whole life to scientific research.
- 毕生。Zhè shì tā bì shēng de zhuī qiú.This is the pursuit of her whole life.
- 毕生。Lǎo rén yòng bì shēng de xīn xuè dōu qīng zhù zài zhè bù zuò pǐn lǐ le.All the efforts of his lifetime were poured into this work.
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