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年代

nián dài

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

nián dài · nin4 doi6 (Jyutping)

  1. a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. age
  3. era
  4. period
  5. CL:個|个[ge4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

年

Meaning
year; new-years; person's age
Radical
干
Strokes
6
Components
⿻干?
Cangjie
OQ
Four-corner
8050.0

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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