世代
shì dài
Pinyin

Definition

世代
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shì dài
  1. for many generations
  2. generation
  3. era
  4. age

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世界
shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
乱世
luàn shì
  1. 1 the world in chaos
  2. 2 troubled times
  3. 3 (in Buddhism) the mortal world
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 名 míng
  6. 6 to represent
  7. 7 to stand for
  8. 8 on behalf of
  9. 9 in the name of
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine

Idioms (20)

一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这场婚礼场面盛大，打破了不少王室传统，代表英国迎来新世代。
zhè chǎng hūnlǐ chǎngmiàn shèngdà ，dǎpò le bùshǎo wángshì chuántǒng ，dàibiǎo Yīngguó yínglái Xīn shìdài 。
The wedding was spectacular and it even broke a few royal traditions, signifying the royal family is ready to welcome the new generation.
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郑和家族世代信奉伊斯兰教，去圣地朝圣一直是他的心愿。
Zhèng Hé jiāzú shìdài xìnfèng Yīsīlánjiào ，qù shèngdì cháoshèng yīzhí shì tā de xīnyuàn 。
Zheng He's family believed in Islam. Going to the holy land on a pilgrimage was one of his dreams.
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你看你，自食其果！目标巴拉圭，再发射二十枚“记忆抹杀”导弹！我要让你的国民忘记自己的国家和历史，让你世世代代都臣服于我！
nǐ kàn nǐ ，zìshíqíguǒ ！mùbiāo Bālāguī ，zài fāshè èrshí méi “jìyì mǒshā ”dǎodàn ！wǒ yào ràng nǐ de guómín wàngjì zìjǐ de guójiā hé lìshǐ ，ràng nǐ shìshìdàidài dōu chénfú yú wǒ ！
Look at you-- you had it coming! Target: Paraguay. Launch twenty more ``Memory Eraser" missiles. I want to make your people forget their own country and history, and make you obey me for until the end of time!
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