dì​sān​dài

third generation

dì​sān​dài third generation

  1. 第 dì affix
    [ordinal]
    Prefix used before a number or the question word 几 jǐ to form an ordinal number indicating sequence or rank
  2. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  3. 代 dài nounmeasure word
    generation
    a step in a line of family descent; the period of time between the birth of parents and their children

dì​sān​dài Tertiary Period

  1. 第 dì affix
    [ordinal]
    Prefix used before a number or the question word 几 jǐ to form an ordinal number indicating sequence or rank
  2. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  3. era (geological)
    (geology) a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of an eon and is further divided into periods