period; era; years
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a period of time; years; era (within a certain historical period)
Used after dynastic names, era names, or time expressions to indicate a specific span of years. Must be preceded by a time reference and cannot stand alone.
Táng唐
Sòng宋
nián年
jiān间
，
Zhōng中
guó国
jīng经
jì济
hé和
wén文
huà化
dōu都
dá达
dào到
le了
dǐng顶
fēng峰
。
During the Tang and Song dynasties, China's economy and culture both reached their peak.
Míng明
cháo朝
Hóng洪
wǔ武
nián年
jiān间
，
Zhū朱
Yuán元
zhāng璋
zhì制
dìng定
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xīn新
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
。
During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang established many new laws.
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Nà那
shí十
nián年
jiān间
，
tā他
yī一
zhí直
zhù住
zài在
guó国
wài外
。
During those ten years, he lived abroad the entire time.
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
nián年
jiān间
，
Zhōng中
guó国
fā发
shēng生
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
During the Reform and Opening Up period, China underwent tremendous changes.