HSK 3 · Time Words

时代

shí dài

era; age

Stroke order of 时代

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

时 · 7 strokes 代 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

时 is time, and 代 is replacing: a replacing of times, an era.

Parts: 时: time; 代: generation

The characters in 时代

时 shí — time; hour; when (7 strokes)
代 dài — to replace; generation (5 strokes)

Example sentence

这是一个新的时代。

This is a new era.

Words with 时

小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)有时sometimes 有时候sometimes 小时候in childhood 当时at that time 那时at that time 那时候at that time 这时at this time 这时候at this moment 随时at any time 同时at the same time 平时usually; normally 时time; hour; when 时刻moment; always 及时timely; promptly

Words with 代

古代ancient times 年代decade; era 现代化modernization 代to replace; generation 代表representative; to represent 代表团delegation 现代modern times; modern

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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