时代
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
时代 (shídài) · age
时代 (shídài) means “age; era; epoch”. It is written with 2 characters: 时 (time) + 代 (on behalf of). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 时代 is built
The characters
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
代 dài · on behalf of
What 代 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
Origin hint: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
现在是电脑时代。Xiànzài shì diànnǎo shídài.This is the computer age.
时代变了，生活也变了。Shídài biàn le, shēnghuó yě biàn le.Times have changed, and so has life.
Questions about 时代
What does 时代 mean?
时代 (shídài) means “age; era; epoch”.
How do you pronounce 时代?
时代 is pronounced shídài.
Which HSK level is 时代?
时代 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 平时píngshíusually
- 随时suíshíat any time
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 时代 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.