Common Era; Christian Era
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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Common Era; Christian Era; former term for 公元
Originally the standard term in mainland China before 公元 became prevalent; still commonly used in Taiwan to refer to the Western calendar era.
Xī西
yuán元
yī一
jiǔ九
sì四
jiǔ九
nián年
，
Zhōng中
huá华
rén人
mín民
gòng共
hé和
guó国
chéng成
lì立
。
In 1949 CE, the People's Republic of China was founded.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì寺
miào庙
jiàn建
yú于
xī西
yuán元
qián前
sān三
shì世
jì纪
。
This temple was built in the 3rd century BCE.
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Zài在
Tái台
wān湾
，
rén人
men们
xí习
guàn惯
yòng用
xī西
yuán元
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
nián年
fèn份
。
In Taiwan, people are accustomed to using the Common Era to indicate years.