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Definition(s) for: 世代

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
世代 shì dài - for many generations
- generation
- era
- age

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 9 20,239 17,182 20,740

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
世 shì- surname Shi
世 shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble
代 dài- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
- generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Other Words Containing 世代

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
世代 6 9 20,239 17,182 20,740
世世代代 - - 31,027 33,704 33,544
世代相传 - - 36,019 61,170 78,019