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世代 shìdài

世代 shìdài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 世代 shìdài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shìdài | shi4 dai4
English translation
generation
an era
accumulation of years
passing on from generation to generation

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Traditional form

世代 shìdài

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 世代 shìdài

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Shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Three copies of shí (ten) to make 30, similar to the archaic character (30). Conveys the meaning "30-year generation", also symbolizing a branching family tree.

Positional decomposition

廿 niàn

Number of Strokes

5
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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世代 shìdài Decomposition

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世代 shìdài Compounds

See all 71 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 世代 shìdài in their composition.

  • Shì
    • shì
        • shè , , , ,
      • dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , xiè , xiè , dié , dié , dié , xiè , , xiè , dié , , shè , , , , , , , , , dié ,
    • xiè , , , , , xiè , xiè , zhì , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • dài
    • dài
    • dài , dài , dài , dài , dài , jiàn , dài , , , , , ,
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