HSK 3 · Time Words
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.
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
Example sentence
八十年代很有意思。
The eighties were very interesting.