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(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years

有生之年
yǒu shēng zhī nián
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Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
在我有生之年，共产主义不可能达到。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)耄耋之年mào dié zhī niánone's later years晚年wǎn nián
Antonyms
(idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence豆蔻年华dòu kòu nián huá
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