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thời đại

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thời đại means age; era; period.

Chinese characters: 時代

Meanings of thời đại in English

Noun

  1. age, era, period (of time)

Adjective

  1. typical (of a time)
    • một con người thời đạia typical man of a time

Words with thời đại

Example sentences with thời đại

  • Thời đại của khủng long đã kết thúc hàng triệu năm trước. The age of the dinosaurs ended millions of years ago.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 時代.

Frequently asked questions

What does thời đại mean in English?

thời đại (noun) means "age; era; period".

How do you pronounce thời đại?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]. Tones: thời — falling tone (huyền), đại — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thời đại a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thời đại is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 時代.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.