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Dynasty in Chinese: 朝代 (cháo dài)

cháo dài

dynasty

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Definitions

  1. 1dynasty
  2. 2reign (of a king)

Stroke order

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朝
代

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ㄔㄠˊ

cháo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 中国历史上有很多个朝代。

    zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō gè cháo dài。

    There have been many dynasties in Chinese history.

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Related words

朝

cháo

imperial or royal court

代

dài

to substitute

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

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)

时代

shí dài

age

替代

tì dài

to substitute for

代价

dài jià

price

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