生平 (shēng píng) — (noun) a person's whole life (especially one's life story or career); (adverbial, often with 从未/没有) in one's entire life
Definition
生平 emphasizes a person's whole life story or career, often in biographical writing. 人生 is more general ('life' as existence), while 生涯 focuses on a specific career phase.
noun
a person's whole life (especially one's life story or career)(adverbial, often with 从未/没有) in one's entire life
Examples
- ,生平。Tā xiě le yì běn zì zhuàn, xiáng xì jì lù le zì jǐ de shēng píng.He wrote an autobiography that records his life in detail.
- 生平,。shēng píng Jīng lì le xǔ duō kǎn kě, dàn tā cóng wèi fàng qì.His life went through many hardships, but he never gave up.
- 生平。Wǒ shēng píng dì yī cì jiàn dào zhè me měi dì fēng jǐng.In my entire life, this is the first time I've seen such beautiful scenery.
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