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Definitions
- 1. Time, US weekly news magazine
- 2. age
- 3. era
- 4. epoch
- 5. period (in one's life)
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Word relationships
Usage notes
Collocations
Often used with modifiers like 新 (new) or 旧 (old) to describe eras: 新时代 (new era), 旧时代 (old era).
Common mistakes
时代 refers to broad historical periods; avoid using it for short durations like a few days.
Example Sentences
3 shown他青年 时代 曾作客异乡。
这个小城是那个 时代 的缩影。
我们生活在一个科技 时代 。
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Words Containing 时代
epoch-marking
Mesolithic Era
information age
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
ice age
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
contemporary
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
feudal times
Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history
the Renaissance
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
new age
Neolithic Era
the era of Japanese occupation
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
Times Square
shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz
Time Warner Inc., US media company
Stone Age
former times
Paleolithic Era
the Bronze Age
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
Dark Ages