平生

píngshēng
all one's life

CEDICT

lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life

Wiktionary

  1. 生平、一生。
  2. 平時。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 平 píng
  1. flat
  2. level
  3. equal
  4. to tie (make the same score)
  5. to draw (score)
  6. calm
  7. peaceful
  8. abbr. for 平聲 píngshēng
2 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student

Containing this entry

平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng
  1. He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
  2. Rest with a clear conscience.
素昧平生 sùmèipíngshēng (idiom) to have never met sb before; entirely unacquainted

Related entries

畢生 bìshēng
  1. all one's life
  2. lifetime
有的工作只是工作，有的工作是你畢生的事業。

There’s work and there’s your life’s work.

Source: Tatoeba

輩子 bèizi
  1. all one's life
  2. lifetime
我已经活了大半辈子了。

I've already lived most of my life.

Source: Tatoeba

終天 zhōngtiān
  1. all day long
  2. all one's life
終身 zhōngshēn
  1. lifelong
  2. all one's life
  3. marriage
汤姆终身未娶。

Tom remained a bachelor until his death.

Source: Tatoeba

永生 yǒngshēng
  1. to live forever
  2. eternal life
  3. all one's life
你相信死后永生吗？

Do you believe in eternal life after death?

Source: Tatoeba