My parents' generation went through the war.
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一代
yī dài
HSK 3.0 · 6
yī dài · jat1 doi6 (Jyutping)
- an era; an age; a generation
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Character breakdown
一
- Meaning
- one; a, an; alone
- Radical
- 一
- Strokes
- 1
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- M
- Four-corner
- 1000.0
代
- Meaning
- replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿰亻弋
- Cangjie
- OIP
- Four-corner
- 2324.0
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