新生代

xīnshēngdài

noun #40,304

Meanings

1 new generation
2 up-and-coming generation
3 Cenozoic Era (geology)

Characters

generation, era

Examples

他是新生代导演的代表。

Tā shì xīnshēngdài dǎoyǎn de dàibiǎo.

He is a representative of the new generation of directors.

新生代消费者更注重个性化。

Xīnshēngdài xiāofèi zhě gèng zhùzhòng gèxìnghuà.

New-generation consumers place more emphasis on personalization.

新生代是地质历史上最近的一个时代。

Xīnshēngdài shì dìzhí lìshǐ shàng zuìjìn de yīgè shídài.

The Cenozoic is the most recent era in geological history.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses share the written form: everyday "the next generation" (read xīnshēngdài, lowercase reading Xin1 sheng1 dai4 for neutral style) and the geological Cenozoic Era. Context disambiguates easily — marketing and media use the first, science textbooks the second.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

生 shēng

代 dài