年代 (nin4 doi6 | nian2 dai4) : period; era; decade

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年代

nin4 doi6

nian2 dai4

period; era; decade -- i.e. the nineties = 九十年代

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

年代

This word has been viewed 3000 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 04:30 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

年 nin4 - year
代 doi6 - substitute; era; dynasty; generation

10 compounds containing this word:

七十年代 - the 1970s (the '70s)
按年代順序 - in chronological order
年代初 - beginning of an age; beginning of a decade
Common Formations:
二十年代 - in the 1920's
四十年代 - in the 1940's
八十年代 - in the 80's
九十年代 - in the 90's
六十年代 - in the 60's
五十年代 - in the 50's
三十年代 - in the 30's

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我哋嗰個年代十七歲粵
We were 17 (years old) back then.
[Lit. We that generation 17 years old]

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

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