唐代

Tángdài

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Tang dynasty period (618–907)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

唐代出了很多伟大的诗人。

Tángdài chū le hěnduō wěidà de shīrén.

The Tang period produced many great poets.

HSK 7-9

这座寺庙是唐代修建的。

Zhè zuò sìmiào shì Tángdài xiūjiàn de.

This temple was built in the Tang dynasty.

Tips

usage

唐代 names the period and 唐朝 the dynasty as a state. They often swap, but 唐代 is the usual word for dating things: 唐代诗人 'Tang poets', 唐代建筑 'Tang architecture'. Other periods work the same way: 宋代, 明代, 清代.

Stroke Order

唐 Táng

代 dài