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一代

yīdài
nounHSK 6

“An era” in Chinese is 一代 (yīdài).

Meaning

  • an era; an age; a generation

Example

互联网的广泛应用使新一代的年轻人诞生了。

The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yīHSK 11 strokesonedàiHSK 35 strokesto be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

More HSK 6 words

待会儿dāihuìrin a momentHSK 6野生yěshēngwildHSK 6艺人yìrénentertainer; performing artistHSK 6账户zhànghù(bank, computer etc) accountHSK 6增值zēngzhíto appreciate (financially)HSK 6园地yuándìgarden areaHSK 6收藏shōucángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmarkHSK 6聊天儿liáotiānrerhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]HSK 6头疼tóuténgheadacheHSK 6自言自语zìyán-zìyǔto talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquizeHSK 6

Not to be confused with: 一带 (yīdài, region; area)