nián
dài

HSK 3
common
noun

Meaning of 年代

年代 means era; period; age (often in the past); decade (the ten years from '...0' to '...9' in a century). Pronounced nián dài. HSK 3.

  • era; period; age (often in the past)
  • decade (the ten years from '...0' to '...9' in a century)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
wén
de
zhì
zuò
nián
dài
shì
Táng
cháo
 

The era of this artifact's creation is the Tang Dynasty.

shì
zhàn
huǒ
fēn
fēi
de
nián
dài
 

That was an era of raging war.

Zhè
dòng
jiàn
zhù
kàn
lái
hěn
yǒu
nián
dài
gǎn
 

This building looks like it carries a sense of age.

yán
jiū
de
shì
èr
shí
shì
chū
de
nián
dài
shǐ
 

His research topic is the chronicle of the early 20th century.