公元gōng yuán
Nounthe Christian/Common era

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How to Use 公元 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 公元 with other words naturally.
Noun + Noun
gōng
yuán
yuán
nián
formal
the first year AD
gōng
yuán
nián
formalWritten
Gregorian calendar era
Noun + Postposition
gōng
yuán
hòu
formal
Anno Domini (AD)
gōng
yuán
qián
formal
Before Christ (BC)

Example Sentences with 公元

jīn
nián
shì
gōng
yuán
2
0
2
3
2023
This year is 2023 AD.
gōng
yuán
qián
de
shǐ
shì
jiàn
wǎng
wǎng
quē
jīng
què
de
wén
zǎi
Historical events before the Common Era often lack precise written records.
què
dìng
zhè
zuò
miào
jiàn
gōng
yuán
shì
zuǒ
yòu
ma
Are you sure this ancient temple was built around the 5th century CE?
gōng
yuán
yuán
nián
shì
dàn
shēng
de
nián
fèn
The year 1 AD is the year of Jesus' birth.
zhè
ge
jié
bìng
fēi
yuán
gōng
yuán
nián
hòu
de
西
fāng
chuán
tǒng
This festival does not originate from Western traditions after the Common Era.
zài
gōng
yuán
nián
qián
céng
shǐ使
yòng
duō
zhǒng
tóng
de
Before the Common Era calendar became widespread, various regions used many different calendars.
gōng
yuán
nián
xiàn
zài
bèi
quán
shì
jiè
guǎng广
fàn
shǐ使
yòng
The AD dating system is now widely used around the world.
men
tōng
cháng
shuō
de
zhōng
shì
zhì
zhǐ
gōng
yuán
5
0
0
5
1
5
0
0
0
The period we commonly call the 'Middle Ages' roughly refers to the years 500 to 1500 CE.