- 新时代 xīnshídài new eranew age; new era
- 划时代 huàshídài epoch-makingmarking a new era; epoch-making
- 黄金时代 huángjīnshídài golden age
- 新石器时代 Xīnshíqì Shídài NeolithicNeolithic Era
- 旧时代 jiùshídài past eraformer times or the historical period preceding the current one
- 旧石器时代 Jiùshíqì Shídài PaleolithicPaleolithic Era
- 同时代 tóngshídài contemporarybelonging to the same period; contemporary
- 中石器时代 Zhōngshíqì Shídài mesolithic eraMesolithic Era
- 奈良时代 Nàiliáng Shídài Nara periodNara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
- 封建时代 fēngjiànshídài feudal erafeudal times
- 平安时代 Píng'ānshídài Heian periodHeian period (794-1185), a period of Japanese history
- 战国时代 Zhànguó Shídài Chinese Warring Statesthe Warring States period of ancient China (475-221 BC), preceding the unification by the Qin dynasty
- 复兴时代 Fùxīng Shídài the Renaissance
- 在位时代 zàiwèishídài reignreign (of a king, emperor etc)
- 日据时代 Rìjùshídài Japanese occupationthe era of Japanese occupation
- 刘宋时代 Liú Sòng Shídài Liu Song dynastySong of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- 冰河时代 bīnghéshídài ice age
- 六朝时代 Liù Cháo Shídài Six Dynasties periodthe Six Dynasties period (222-589) between the Han and Tang dynasties
- 时代华纳 Shídài Huánà Time WarnerTime Warner Inc., a US media company
- 时代广场 Shídài Guǎngchǎng Times Square
- 时代曲 shídàiqǔ shidaiquA musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz.
- 春秋战国时代 Chūnqiū Zhànguó Shídài Eastern ZhouThe Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods, which together constitute the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
- 春秋时代 Chūnqiū Shídài Spring and Autumn PeriodSpring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
- 石器时代 Shíqì Shídài Stone Agethe Stone Age
- 青铜器时代 Qīngtóngqì Shídài Bronze Agethe Bronze Age
- 飞鸟时代 Fēiniǎo Shídài Asuka PeriodAsuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
- 信息时代 xìnxīshídài information age
- 黑暗时代 Hēi'àn Shídài Dark Ages