生平 shēngpíng life (a person's whole life)
life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
How to remember 生平: 生 life + 平 level = life (a person's whole life).
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How it is used
- One's whole life / life story - 他的生平事迹 (tā de shēngpíng shìjì) his life deeds; 介绍作者生平 (introduce the author's life).
- A biographical, written word for the span and events of someone's life, common in obituaries and profiles.
- Also adverbially 'in all one's life': 生平第一次 (shēngpíng dì yī cì) for the first time in one's life.
Example sentences
- 这个班的女生平均身高超过了155公分。 Zhège bān de nǚshēng píngjūn shēngāo chāoguò le 155gōngfēn.The average height of girls in this class is over 155 centimeters.