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后半生
hòubànshēng
Description
“后半生”是指一个人一生里比较晚的那一段时间，大约从中年开始到老年。
"后半生" refers to the later part of a person's life, roughly from middle age to old age.
人们常常说要好好安排自己的后半生。
People often say that one should plan their 后半生 well.
Meanings
后半生hòubànshēng
the later half of one's life
他想在乡下度过自己的后半生。
He wants to spend the rest of his life in the countryside.
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Notes
- Etymology
后 (later) + 半 (half) + 生 (life), literally 'the later half of life'.
- Nuance
contrasts with 前半生 (the earlier half of one's life).
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