年代

nián dài

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
2. age
3. era
4. period

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 世纪 shì jì 世纪 shì jì century 一百年，与年代不同: century
• 年月 nián yuè 年月 nián yuè months and year 指岁月、时间: months and year

Usage notes

Collocations

Usually preceded by a decade number: 九十年代 (the 90s). Not used with exact year like *2020年代.

Words Containing 年代

• 七十年代 七十年代 qī shí nián dài: the seventies; the 1970s
• 六十年代 六十年代 liù shí nián dài: the sixties
• 地质年代表 地质年代表 dì zhì nián dài biǎo: geological time scale
• 年代初 年代初 nián dài chū: beginning of an age
• 年代学 年代学 nián dài xué: chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
• 都什么年代了 都什么年代了 dōu shén me nián dài le: What decade are you living in?

Child Words of 年代

• 代 代 dài: to substitute
• 年 年 nián: year