generation (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
世代 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
时代 shí dài - times; age; era (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
这种传统已经流传了好几个世代。 zhè zhǒng chuántǒng yǐjīng liúchuán le hǎo jǐ gè shìdài. - This tradition has been passed down for several generations.
他们为了下一代的幸福而努力工作，这是一种世代责任感。 tāmen wèile xià yī dài de xìngfú ér nǔlì gōngzuò, zhè shì yī zhǒng shìdài zérèn gǎn. - They work hard for the happiness of the next generation, which is a sense of generational responsibility.
这些传说已经在这个地区流传了几个世代。 zhèxiē chuánshuō yǐjīng zài zhège dìqū liúchuán le jǐ gè shìdài. - These legends have been passed down for several generations in this region.
这家公司已经发展了三个世代。 zhè jiā gōngsī yǐjīng fāzhǎn le sān gè shìdài. - This company has developed over three generations.
这幅画被传世了好几个世代。 zhè fú huà bèi chuán shì le hǎo jǐ gè shìdài. - This painting has been passed down through several generations.
Characters
世 shì - world, society; generation; through generations; lifetime; age, era; epoch |
代 dài - in place of, instead of, take the place of |