HSK 6 · Time

世代 shìdài “for generations” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 世代 means

  1. for generations
  2. generation after generation
  3. for many generations
  4. generation
  5. era
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • age

How to say 世代

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale世shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale代dài4th tone, falling

世代 in a sentence

  1. 他们家世代住在这个村子里。

    Tāmen jiā shìdài zhù zài zhè ge cūnzi lǐ.

    Their family has lived in this village for generations.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这种做茶的方法世代相传。

    Zhè zhǒng zuò chá de fāngfǎ shìdài xiāngchuán.

    This way of making tea has been handed down for generations.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 世代 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 世 (shì) drawn as one shape
世shìlife

世 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 代 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
代dàito be a substitute for
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 弋shoot · yì

How to write 世代

世 5 strokes · 代 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

世代 (shìdài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 世代 (shìdài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 世代

Words with 世

世界shìjiè · world世纪shìjì · century去世qùshì · to pass away逝世shìshì · to pass away问世wènshì · to be published举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmù · to attract worldwide attention

Words with 代

古代gǔdài · ancient times近代jìndài · modern times (roughly 1840 to 1919 in China)年代niándài · a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)时代shídài · age现代xiàndài · modern times代表dàibiǎo · representative代替dàitì · to replace后代hòudài · descendants朝代cháodài · dynasty当代dāngdài · contemporary

More words: Time & Sequence

清晨qīngchén · early morning期限qīxiàn · time limit时而shí'ér · sometimes时常shícháng · often时光shíguāng · time时机shíjī · opportunity瞬间shùnjiān · instant随即suíjí · immediately

FAQs

世代 (shìdài) means “for generations” or “generation after generation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shìdài: shì with a 4th tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 世代 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shidai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 世代 from the suggestions. Typing shidai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
世代 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.