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时代

Traditional: 時代

shí dài

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shí dài · si4 doi6 (Jyutping)

  1. Time, US weekly news magazine
  2. age
  3. era
  4. epoch
  5. period (in one's life)
  6. 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

时

Meaning
time, season; era, age, period
Radical
日
Strokes
7
Components
⿰日寸
Cangjie
ADI
Four-corner
6400

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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