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年代 Pronunciation and Pinyin

年代 Usage and Examples

a decade or an era/period.

男子留长发在60年代流行开来。

Long hair for men came in in the sixties.

我和他初次见面早在1980年代。

I first met him way back in the 80s.

The characters in 年代

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
代
dài5replace; generation; era

More words starting with 年

  • nián年jiǔ久shī失xiū修de的run-down, dilapidated
  • nián年dài代jiú久yuǎn远Ancient, Of great antiquity
  • nián年dài代lǐ里in the decades, over the decades
  • nián年dài代shùn顺xù序chronological order, chronology
  • nián年fèn份year
  • nián年fèn份jiú久yuǎn远ancient, old
  • nián年huì会annual meeting, annual conference
  • nián年fèng俸yearly stipend
  • nián年jià假annual leave, vacation
  • nián年xiān先shēng生Mr. Nian
  • nián年chū初the beginning of the year, early in the year
  • nián年lì利lǜ率Annual interest rate, APR

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Questions about 年代

What does 年代 mean in Chinese?

年代 (nián dài) means “a decade or an era/period”.

How do you pronounce 年代?

年代 is pronounced nián dài in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “a decade or an era/period.” in Chinese?

“a decade or an era/period.” is 年代 (nián dài) in Chinese.

How is 年代 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 年代, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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