Nounyears; a decade of a century

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 年代.
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Character Breakdown

年代 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 年代 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 年代 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith
nián
dài
neutral
a decade/era
Noun + Nounwith战争
zhàn
zhēng
nián
dài
neutral
war years
Numeral + Nounwith九十
jiǔ
shí
nián
dài
neutral
the nineties
Subject + Predicatewith久远
nián
dài
jiǔ
yuǎn
formalWritten
from a long time ago

Example Sentences with 年代

zhè
ge
diàn
yǐng
shì
8
0
80
nián
dài
This movie is from the 1980s.
ge
dòng
dàng
de
nián
dài
duō
shù
jiā
chuàng
zuò
le
xiǔ
de
zuò
pǐn
In that turbulent era, many artists created immortal works.
zuì
huan
de
yīn
yuè
fēng
shǔ
nián
dài
ne
Which era does your favorite music style belong to?
chū
shēng
zài
zhàn
zhēng
nián
dài
shēng
huó
hěn
jiān
My grandfather was born during the war years, and life was very hard.
zhè
ge
jiàn
zhù
bìng
fēi
jiàn
wéi
duō
nián
dài
ér
shì
gèng
wǎn
de
shí
This building was not built in the Victorian era, but in a later period.
zài
ge
xìn
de
nián
dài
rén
men
zhǔ
yào
kào
shū
xìn
jiāo
liú
In that era of information isolation, people mainly relied on letters for communication.
zài
fēi
zhǎn
de
nián
dài
men
duàn
xué
xīn
zhī
shí
In an era of rapid technological development, we must continuously learn new knowledge.
cháng
huái怀
niàn
men
nián
qīng
shí
ge
chōng
mǎn
xiǎng
de
nián
dài
My parents often miss the idealistic era of their youth.