盛世 (shèngshì): flourishing era

Meanings

1 flourishing era
2 golden age
3 period of prosperity

Characters

盛

shèng

flourishing / abundant

世

shì

age / era

Examples

唐朝是中国历史上的盛世。

Táng cháo shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng de shèngshì.

The Tang Dynasty was a golden age in Chinese history.

我们要珍惜来之不易的盛世。

Wǒmen yào zhēnxī lái zhī bù yì de shèngshì.

We should treasure this hard-won prosperous age.

Tips

culture

盛世 is a heavyweight word in Chinese political and historical discourse. Classic 盛世 include 贞观之治 (Tang's Zhenguan era under Taizong) and 康乾盛世 (the High Qing under Kangxi-Qianlong). Modern leadership often invokes 盛世 to frame the present as a continuation of these golden ages.