有生之年 (yǒu) — the rest of one's life; the years one has left to live

Definition

Examples

• 在有生之年，我一定要去中国看看。
  Zài yǒu shēng zhī nián, wǒ yí dìng yào qù zhōng guó kàn kàn.
  In my remaining years, I must go to China to see it.
• 他希望在有生之年完成自己的小说。
  Tā xī wàng zài yǒu wán chéng zì jǐ de xiǎo shuō.
  He hopes to finish his novel in his remaining years.
• 有生之年，我会一直记得你。
  Yǒu shēng zhī nián, wǒ huì yì zhí jì de nǐ.
  For the rest of my life, I will always remember you.