时空胶囊

時空膠囊

shíkōng jiāonáng

noun

Measure Word

一个时空胶囊 gè

Meanings

1 time capsule

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这部老电影像一个时空胶囊，记录了八十年代的生活。

Zhè bù lǎo diànyǐng xiàng yí ge shíkōng jiāonáng, jìlù le bāshí niándài de shēnghuó.

This old film is like a time capsule, recording life in the 1980s.

HSK 7-9

我们把信件埋在校园里做成时空胶囊。

Wǒmen bǎ xìnjiàn mái zài xiàoyuán lǐ zuòchéng shíkōng jiāonáng.

We buried the letters on campus to make a time capsule.

Tips

usage

Originally a Taiwan-influenced calque but now widely used in mainland media. Common in metaphorical use: a film, song, or photograph that 'preserves' an era.

Stroke Order

时 shí

空 kōng

胶 jiāo

囊 náng