Epoch-making in Chinese
epoch-making · HSK 7–9
划时代
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- 划 to delimit
- 时 time
- 代 generation
智能手机是一项划时代的发明。 The smartphone is an epoch-making invention.
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Epoch-making in Chinese is 划时代 (huà shí dài). You can also say 开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì).
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