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世代 (shì dài) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

世代 (shì dài) is a Chinese word: generation. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 世代

名 míng noun

generation

他们家世代都是医生。

tā men jiā shì dài dōu shì yī shēng

Their family has been doctors for generations.

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Word breakdown

世 shì — generation, age, era

代 dài — generation, successive period

Structure & writing
1 世 shì — a generation (thirty years in ancient usage)
世 is a component in 2 characters

世 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 代 dài — to substitute; to replace
代 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 弋 yì — an arrow with a string attached, used for shooting birds
弋 is a component in 4 characters

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