辈

輩
bèi
#1,475 most
frequent character
generation, lifetime
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

辈 has 非 fēi as its sound part and 车 chariot as its meaning part. It first meant a hundred chariots or a row of them. The meaning grew to a group of similar people, a generation, and a lifetime.

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Example Sentences

我们这一辈人很喜欢运动。
wǒmen zhè yī bèi rén hěnxǐhuān yùndòng 。
People of our generation really like sports.
她的父母和她这一辈的都很努力工作。
tāde fùmǔ hé tā zhè yī bèi de dūhěn nǔlì gōngzuò 。
Her parents and her generation all work very hard.
不同的辈分有不同的责任。
bùtóng de bèifēn yǒu bùtóng de zérèn 。
Different generations have different responsibilities.

Words with similar meanings

代dài
generation
更通用，可以指代任何一代人，包含较广泛的含义。
时期shíqī
period
强调某一段时间或历史阶段，与辈有相似的时间概念，但不完全等同。

Homophones

HSK 3
背bèi
the back of a body or object
HSK 4
被bèi
by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)
HSK 5
倍bèi
(two, three etc) -fold
贝bèi
cowrie, shellfish, currency (archaic)
备bèi
(bound form) to prepare, to equip

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