代

dài

noun/verb HSK 3 #1,958

Meanings

Contains 亻(person) — generations are successions of people.

Zhè shì wǒmen zhè yī dài rén de zérèn.

This is the responsibility of our generation.

Tā shì jiǔshí niándài chūshēng de.

He was born in the 90s.

Nǐ néng dài wǒ qù kāihuì ma?

Can you attend the meeting on my behalf?

usage

年代 (niándài) means 'decade/era', e.g. 80年代 = the 80s. 代 alone as a measure word counts generations: 第三代 = third generation.

代 dài