毕 bì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 比 — to compare, liken
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
毕生
bìshēng
all one’s life; lifetime
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他把毕生积蓄捐给乡村学校，却不愿在仪式上接受采访。 Tā bǎ bìshēng jīxù juān gěi xiāngcūn xuéxiào, què bú yuàn zài yíshì shàng jiēshòu cǎifǎng. He donated his lifetime savings to a village school, yet refused to be interviewed at the ceremony.
- 她毕生都在研究这种稀有的植物。 Tā bìshēng dōu zài yánjiū zhè zhǒng xīyǒu de zhíwù. She spent her whole life studying this rare plant.
- 这位老师把毕生精力都献给了孩子们。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī bǎ bìshēng jīnglì dōu xiàn gěi le háizimen. This teacher devoted all the energy of a lifetime to the children.
Related words
- 毕业 bìyè to graduate
- 毕业生 bìyèshēng graduate
- 毕竟 bìjìng after all
- 完毕 wánbì to finish; to be completed
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman