有生之年

有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ jau5 saang1 zi1 nin4

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

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Example sentences

  • 在我有生之年,共產主義不可能達到。 Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.

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