bèi

Traditional: 輩

HSK 5

辈 (bèi) is a Chinese word meaning “lifetime; generation; group of people”.

Meanings

  1. 1lifetime
  2. 2generation
  3. 3group of people
  4. 4class
  5. 5classifier for generations
  6. 6(literary) classifier for people
Part of speech
noun

Related words

一辈子(for) a lifetime辈子all one's life半辈子half of a lifetime前辈senior长辈one's elders下辈子the next life先辈an older generation父辈people of one's parents' generation鼠辈a scoundrel上辈子one's ancestors祖辈ancestors后辈younger generation

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