一代

yī dài · yi dai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. generation

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)古(gǔ)老(lǎo)习(xí)俗(sú)都(dōu)是(shì)一(yí)代(dài)一(yí)代(dài)相(xiāng)传(chuán)下(xià)来(lái)的(de)。

These old customs have been handed down from generation to generation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)父(fù)母(mǔ)那(nà)一(yí)代(dài)经(jīng)历(lì)过(guò)战(zhàn)争(zhēng)。

My parents' generation went through the war.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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