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年代 niándài

年代 niándài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 年代 niándài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niándài | nian2 dai4
English translation
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
age
era
period
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

年代 niándài

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 年代 niándài

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Nián

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( jié ) harvesting grain (). The harvest season is a yearly event. The components are not obvious in the modern form.

Positional decomposition

gān

Number of Strokes

6
dài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

亻弋

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 年代 niándài

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已经 yǐjīng 度过 dùguò le 青春 qīngchūn 年代 niándài , 现年 xiàn nián 28 suì líng 9 yuè .

He was past his prime, being twenty - eight years and three quarters old.

kuà 年代 niándài de 联系 liánxì 往往 wǎngwǎng shì 空洞 kōngdòng 无力 wú lì de .

The cross - dating links were often tenuous.

měi 公馆 Gōng guǎn dōu 经过 jīngguò le 相当 xiāngdāng cháng de 年代 niándài , 或是 huò shì 更换 gēng huàn le 几个 jǐ ge xìng .

Each of these residences had a long history; some had changed owners several times.

zuò lǎo 房子 fáng zi yīn 年代久远 ér biàn 破旧 pò jiù .

The old house has grown shabby with age.

二十年代 Táng zài 波士顿 Bō shì dùn 工作 gōngzuò .

Don worked in Boston in the twenties.

年代 niándài Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 年代 niándài and their own compounds.

年代 niándài Compounds

See all 17 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 年代 niándài in their composition.

  • Nián
    • , ,
  • dài
    • dài
    • dài , dài , dài , dài , dài , jiàn , dài , , , , , ,
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