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上辈子
/ shàngbèizi /
Strokes
Definition
one's ancestors/past generations/a former incarnation
Example
As a Noun
ancestors; forefathers
1
Wǒmen
我们
jiā
家
shàngbèizi
上辈子
zài
在
míngmò
明末
cóng
从
shānxī
山西
qiān
迁
dào
到
shǎnxī
陕西
。
My ancestors moved from Shanxi to Shaanxi in the late Ming Dynasty.
As a Noun
previous life
2
Shàngbèizi
上辈子
zàoniè
造孽
,
xiàbèizi
下辈子
zāo
遭
bàoyìng
报应
。
If one does evil, one will suffer a retribution in the next life.