- 1. lifetime; life
- ♦ 一~ all one's life
- 2. generation
- ♦ 第七十~后裔 descendants of the 70th generation
- 3. from generation to generation; through generations
- ♦ ~爵 hereditary rank or nobility
- 4. (used in terms of address among old family friends)
- ♦ ~伯(叔) uncle (friend of one's father)
- 5. age; era
- ♦ 当今之~ at present; nowadays
- 6. the world
- ♦ 公之于~ make known to the world; reveal to the public
- 7.
地质 epoch