times; age; era (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
時代
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
世代 shì dài - generation (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
我们生活在一个信息化的时代。 wǒmen shēnghuó zài yī gè xìnxīhuà de shídài. - We live in an information age.
这个历史遗址可以追溯到古代的一个时代。 zhège lìshǐ yízhǐ kěyǐ zhuīsù dào gǔdài de yī gè shídài. - This historical site dates back to an ancient era.
随着科技的发展，我们进入了一个新的时代。 suízhe kējì de fāzhǎn, wǒmen jìnrù le yī gè xīn de shídài. - With the development of technology, we have entered a new era.
改革开放标志着中国进入了一个新的时代。 gǎigé kāifàng biāozhì zhe zhōngguó jìnrù le yī gè xīn de shídài. - Reform and opening up marked the beginning of a new era for China.
他是那个时代最有影响力的作家之一。 tā shì nà gè shídài zuì yǒu yǐngxiǎng lì de zuòjiā zhī yī. - He was one of the most influential writers of that era.
Characters
时 shí - time, years; fixed time; (grammar) tense; hour |
代 dài - in place of, instead of, take the place of |