huà shí dàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
epoch-marking
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

劃時代 划时代 [hua4 shi2 dai4] /epoch-marking/

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Other forms in these source records: 劃時代

  • 划
    huá

    to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth) / to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)

    huà

    to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time; hour; period; season / (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when; while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 代
    dài

    to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

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