代
dài HSK3

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代 dài
generation measure word
a single step in natural descent or a stage in succession

这一代年轻人很有创造力。

zhè yī dài nián​qīng​rén hěn yǒu chuàng​zào​lì.

This generation of young people is very creative.

substitute verb
to be a substitute for, to replace, or to act on behalf of someone

如果他没空，我代他去开会。

rú​guǒ tā méi​kòng, wǒ dài tā qù kāi​huì.

If he's not available, I'll go to the meeting in his place.

era time word
a historical period, dynasty, or geological eon

唐代是中国诗歌的黄金时代。

Táng dài shì Zhōng​guó shī​gē de huáng​jīn shí​dài.

The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chinese poetry.

Frequency
Character
Written text
174th most common 1197.6 per million
Movie subtitles
453rd most common 323.3 per million appears in 76% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
39.2 per million appears in 14% of films
Written text
133.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+4EE3

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)