历代
lì dài
Pinyin

Definition

历代
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lì dài
  1. successive generations
  2. successive dynasties
  3. past dynasties

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
dài gōu
  1. 1 generation gap
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
dài mǎ
  1. 1 code
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
dài kǎo
  1. 1 to take a test or exam for sb
dài biǎo tuán
  1. 1 delegation
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson

Idioms (12)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
  1. 1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. 2 prettiest girl ever
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
  1. 1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2 to take matters into one's own hands
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
  1. 1 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent

Sample Sentences

当然,你说的没错,所有的文化一定和社会形态密不可分。同时,孝悌文化经孔孟儒学的发挥,及历代帝王的提倡,也确实是深入民心。
dāngrán ,nǐshuōde méicuò ,suǒyǒu de wénhuà yīdìng hé shèhuì xíngtài mì bùkě fēn 。tóngshí ,xiàotì wénhuà jīng kǒngmèng rúxué de fāhuī ,jí lìdài dìwáng de tíchàng ,yě quèshí shì shēnrù mínxīn 。
Of course, you're right. All culture has an intimate relationship with social structures. At the same time, the culture of filial piety and fraternal duty, as expressed by Confucius, Mencius and the Confucian school, and promoted by successive emperors and kings, has really been deeply implanted in people's minds.