Meaning
contemporaries; generation; lifetime
Chinese: 一代人，也指同类人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bei” becomes a different word in each tone. 辈 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime
- 长辈zhǎng bèione's elders; older generation
- 前辈qián bèisenior; older generation; precursor
- 我辈wǒ bèi(literary) we; us
- 上辈shàng bèiancestors; one's elders
Example Sentence
我们要尊敬长辈，关心晚辈。Wǒ men yào zūn jìng zhǎng bèi, guān xīn wǎn bèi.We should respect our elders and care for the younger generation.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want尊敬zūn jìngto respect长辈zhǎng bèione's elders，关心guān xīnto be concerned about晚辈wǎn bèithe younger generation。