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年代

nián dài

decade; era

Stroke order of 年代

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

年 · 6 strokes代 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

年 is a harvest year, and 代 is an era: years of an era.

Parts: 年: year; 代: era

The characters in 年代

  • 年 nián — year (6 strokes)
  • 代 dài — to replace; generation (5 strokes)

Example sentence

八十年代很有意思。

The eighties were very interesting.

Words with 年

Words with 代

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