元代

Yuándài
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Yuan dynasty period (1271–1368)

Examples

HSK 4
Yuándài de shǒudū zài jīntiān de Běijīng.
The capital in the Yuan period was in today's Beijing.
HSK 7-9
Yuándài de zájù fēicháng fánróng, Guān Hànqīng shì zuì yǒumíng de jùzuòjiā.
Zaju drama flourished in the Yuan period, and Guan Hanqing was its most famous playwright.

Tips

usage
元代 dates things to the period and 元朝 names the dynasty as a state, as with 唐代 and 唐朝. Kublai Khan proclaimed the Yuan in 1271 and finished conquering the Southern Song in 1279, so some books start it in 1279.

Stroke Order

元 yuán
代 dài