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CHINESE WORD

nián dài

年代

age

HSK 3
Numbered pinyin
nian2 dai4
English meanings
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties), age, era, period, CL:個|个[ge4]

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是èr二shí十shìjì世纪bā八shí十niándài年代。

    This is the 1980s.

  2. 02

    nà那gè个niándài年代hěn很kǔ苦。

    That era was hard.

  3. 03

    gǔlǎo古老de的niándài年代。

    Ancient times.

  4. 04

    bùtóng不同niándài年代bùtóng不同。

    Different eras differ.

  5. 05

    tā他de的gùshi故事cóng从nà那gè个niándài年代kāishǐ开始。

    His story starts in that era.

  6. 06

    xīnnián新年dài代。

    A new era.

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