历代 (歷代)
lì dài
Pinyin

Definition

历代 (歷代)
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lì dài
  1. successive generations
  2. successive dynasties
  3. past dynasties

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
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
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
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
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 (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

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.
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