划
时
代

Epoch-marking in Chinese: 划时代 (huà shí dài)

huà shí dài

epoch-marking

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 劃時代1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1epoch-marking

Stroke order

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划
时
代

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

划时代

Simplified

劃時代

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这项发明具有划时代的意义。

    zhè xiàng fā míng jù yǒu huà shí dài de yì yì。

    This invention is of epoch-making significance.

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Related words

代

dài

to substitute

时

shí

o'clock

划

huà

to delimit

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

按时

àn shí

on time

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

计划

jì huà

plan

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