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有生之年

/ yǒu shēng zhī nián /
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是……有生之年的愿望
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有生之年已不多
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在……有生之年

Definition

有生之年:

Literally means:

the rest of one's life

Actually means:

生 means being alive.

The phrase means the time when one is alive.

生,活着。

有生之年,指活着的时候。

Example

Used as object or attributive or subject. (作宾语、定语、主语)
1
Lǎozhāng
老张
突发
xīnzàngbìng
心脏病
  
,
suīrán
虽然
bèi
qiǎngjiù
抢救
le
guòlái
过来
  
,
dàn
gǎndào
感到
自己
de
yǒushēngzhīnián
有生之年
duō
le
  

Lao Zhang had several heart attacks, and although he was rescued, he felt that his life was running out.

2
jīng
已经
80
80
suì
gāolíng
高龄
  
,
kāi
离开
jiāxiāng
家乡
jīng
已经
50
50
duō
nián
  
,
xiǎng
zài
yǒushēngzhīnián
有生之年
néng
huí
jiāxiāng
家乡
kànkan
看看
  

She is 80 years old, has been away from home for more than 50 years, she wants to be able to go back to her hometown in her lifetime to see.

3
Néng
zhōuyóu
周游
shìjiè
世界
shì
yǒushēngzhīnián
有生之年
de
yuànwàng
愿望
  

It is a wish of my life to travel around the world.

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