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  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
modern times / modern age / modern era
HSK 3
age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
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  *代* | 代* | *代
to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
HSK 3
CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini)
HSK 4
the present age / the contemporary era
HSK 5
time / era / period of time
HSK 5
for many generations / generation / era / age
HSK 7-9
time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time
HSK 7-9
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁
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  *世* | 世* | *世
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
calendar era / epoch
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  *纪* | 纪* | *纪
order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle
Red Hare, famous horse of the warlord Lü Bu 呂布|吕布 in the Three Kingdoms era
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
(Tw) Christian era / Gregorian calendar / AD (Anno Domini)
generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)
first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period
Taiho (a Japanese era)
Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
reign title / era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it) / year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
to number the years / calendar era / annals / chronicle
(army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
秦越人 (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝 era
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end / fig. time of decline / the end of an era / Sic transit gloria mundi
Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁
Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪
historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia and jia are grouped in bao
work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)
third period / tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)
final years / end (of a decade, era etc)
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁
Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪 (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era
Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)
Mesolithic Era
BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
Second World (Cold War-era term referring to communist nations as a bloc)
Paleolithic Era
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪)
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁
Portuguese (Ming era loanword)
Western (or Western-style) cannon of the Ming era
Western (and so styled) cannon of the Ming era
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉, 1000 scrolls
final phase / end of a historical era
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Neolithic Era
new era / new epoch
the era of Japanese occupation
Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era
(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)
before the common era (BC)
Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")
Mengjia (also written Monga, Monka or Bangka), the pre-Japanese-era name for Wanhua 萬華|万华, the oldest district of Taipei
Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era / also written 埃迪卡拉
Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era


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