世
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For many generations in Chinese: 世代 (shì dài)

shì dài

for many generations

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Definitions

  1. 1for many generations
  2. 2generation
  3. 3era
  4. 4age

Stroke order

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世
代

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这门手艺在他们家世代相传。

    zhè mén shǒu yì zài tā men jiā shì dài xiāng chuán。

    This craft has been passed down through generations in their family.

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Related words

代

dài

to substitute

世界

shì jiè

world

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

世纪

shì jì

century

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

当代

dāng dài

the present age

古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

近代

jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

去世

qù shì

to pass away

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