时代 (shídài): era; age; epoch

Meanings

1 era; age; epoch
2 times; period in history

Characters

时

generation; era; to substitute

Examples

我们生活在信息时代。

Wǒmen shēnghuó zài xìnxī shídài.

We live in the information age.

那个时代的人生活很艰苦。

Nàge shídài de rén shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ.

People in that era had a very hard life.

时代在变化。

Shídài zài biànhuà.

The times are changing.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 新时代 (new era), 古代 (ancient times), 现代 (modern times), 时代精神 (spirit of the age).

In Pop Culture

时代少年团 Shídài Shàonián Tuán

TNT (Teens in Times)

Popular Chinese boy band (debuted 2019), also marketed internationally as TNT.

Stroke Order

时 shí

代 dài

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decade (of a century) / era; period; age

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moment; instant; point in time / constantly; at all times; always

代 dài HSK 3 #1,958

generation / era / to replace / to represent

现代 xiàndài HSK 3 #4,005

modern; contemporary / the modern era

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ancient times / antiquity

代表 dàibiǎo HSK 3 #869

representative; delegate / to represent; to stand for

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timely / promptly / in time

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period; phase; stage / era; time period

黄金时代 huángjīn-shídài #30,649

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