辈
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lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
Formation & memory
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Words with 辈
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无名之辈 | unknown person; nobody | |
| 一辈子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 小辈子 | (Sichuan dialect) member of the younger generation | |
| 上辈子 | one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation | |
| 下辈子 | the next life | |
| 老一辈 | older generation | |
| 半辈子 | half of a lifetime | |
| 八辈子 | (fig.) a long time | |
| 长辈图 | (Internet slang) boomer meme (Tw) | |
| 班辈儿 | seniority in the family; pecking order | |
| 等闲之辈 | (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with | |
| 辈子 | all one's life; lifetime | |
| 辈儿 | generation | |
| 小辈 | the younger generation | |
| 行辈 | generation and age ranking; seniority | |
| 上辈 | ancestors; one's elders | |
| 辈分 | seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy; Taiwan pr. [bei4fen4] | |
| 长辈 | one's elders; older generation | |
| 下辈 | offspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members of a group | |
| 平辈 | of the same generation |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 非 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非 sound part | not, negative, non-; to oppose | |
| 排 | row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove | |
| 悲 | sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry | |
| 菲 | fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines | |
| 啡 | coffee; morphine | |
| 匪 | bandits, robbers, gangsters | |
| 斐 | graceful, elegant, beautiful | |
| 腓 | leg, calf; to wither, to decay | |
| 蜚 | cockroach | |
| 翡 | kingfisher; jade, emerald | |
| 俳 | actor; vaudeville show; insincere | |
| 鲱 | herring | |
| 扉 | door panel | |
| 痱 | heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers | |
| 绯 | crimson, scarlet; purple | |
| 诽 | to condemn, to slander, to vilify | |
| 裴 | flowing gown; surname | |
| 悱 | overcome with emotion; at a loss for words | |
| 霏 | rainfall, snowfall |