Word: 一世 (yīshì) 一世 dictionary entry yīshì generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; and 1 more Full dictionary entry for 一世 Example sentences using 一世 7 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 为官是一时，为人是一世 wéi guān shì yìshí, wéi rén shì yíshì being an official is for a time; being a person is for a lifetime 人生一世，草木一秋 rénshēng yíshì, cǎomù yì qiū a person lives one lifetime, grass and trees have one autumn 双手是活宝，一世用不了 shuāngshǒu shì huóbǎo, yíshì yòng bù liǎo two hands are a living treasure, a lifetime can't use them up 天无一月雨，人无一世穷 tiān wú yíyuè yǔ, rén wú yíshì qióng The sky has no month of rain, a person has no lifetime of poverty 没有打算一世穷 méiyǒu dǎsuàn yíshì qióng with no planning, poor for a lifetime 算计不到一世穷 suànji búdào yíshì qióng if you don't calculate, you are poor all your life 草活一秋，人活一世 cǎo huó yì qiū, rén huó yíshì Grass lives one autumn, a person lives one lifetime