有生之年 yǒushēngzhīnián remaining years Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 有生 yǒushēng adverbnoun since birth since one was born or throughout one's life, used in phrases like 有生以来 yǒushēngyǐlái or 有生之年 yǒushēngzhīnián之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences
