有生之年

yǒu shēng zhī nián

Dictionary entry

(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years

What does 有生之年 mean?

有生之年 (yǒu shēng zhī nián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 年Niánsurname Nian

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有生之年

yǒu shēng zhī nián

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