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時代

简时代 · 繁時代

Mandarin · pinyin shí dài#

age
era
epoch
period (in one's life)
Classifier: 個 gè

Mandarin · pinyin Shí dài#

Time, US weekly news magazine

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–4 · shi2 dai4

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si4 doi6

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noun

times; age; epoch; era; period of time (in history)
period of time in one's life

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