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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 年代

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
年代 nián dài - a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- age
- era
- period
- CL:個|个[ge4]

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
5 3 1,672 1,189 2,126

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
年 nián- surname Nian
年 nián- year
- CL:個|个[ge4]
年 nián- grain
- harvest (old)
- variant of 年[nian2]
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 年代

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
年代 5 3 1,672 1,189 2,126
年代学 - - 83,515 - -