明代

Míngdài
proper noun #41,036

Meanings

  1. 1 the Ming dynasty period (1368–1644)

Examples

HSK 6
Zhège huāpíng shì Míngdài de.
This vase is from the Ming dynasty.
HSK 7-9
Běijīng de Gùgōng shì Míngdài kāishǐ xiūjiàn de.
Beijing's Forbidden City was first built in the Ming dynasty.

Tips

culture
Ming work is a byword for quality: 明代家具 'Ming furniture' and Ming blue-and-white porcelain, 青花瓷, are prized by collectors, and most of the Great Wall (长城) seen today was built in the Ming. 明朝 is the dynasty as a state.

Stroke Order

明 míng
代 dài