medieval period; Middle Ages; feudal era
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
medieval period; later ancient times (in Chinese historiography, usu. referring to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties through Sui and Tang periods)
formalTechnical term in Chinese historiography, roughly spanning from the 3rd to 10th centuries CE.
Zhōng中
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
de的
Zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
fēi非
cháng常
fán繁
róng荣
。
Chinese culture flourished greatly during the medieval period.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
gǔ古
shí时
dài代
de的
Fó佛
jiào教
chuán传
bō播
。
Scholars are currently studying the spread of Buddhism during the medieval era.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
wén文
wù物
shì是
zhōng中
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
de的
yí遗
wù物
。
This cultural relic is a remnant from the medieval period.
noun
feudal society era; Middle Ages (referring to the feudal period in Marxist historiography)
formalOften used in historical materialist contexts to describe the feudal stage of social development.
Zhōng中
gǔ古
Ōu欧
zhōu洲
de的
qí骑
shì士
zhì制
dù度
hěn很
yǒu有
tè特
sè色
。
The chivalric system of medieval Europe was quite distinctive.
Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
bǎ把
zhè这
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
chēng称
wéi为
zhōng中
gǔ古
shì世
jì纪
。
Historians refer to this period as the Middle Ages.
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Zhōng中
gǔ古
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
chí持
xù续
le了
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
。
Medieval feudal society lasted for a very long time.