What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 一代 mean?

一代 yīdài

a generation

It can also mean

  • an era; a period
  • the first installment (of a series or product line)

Its characters

  1. 一 yī one
  2. 代 dài generation

In a sentence

很多大家族会在家谱里定好一串字,每一代用一个。

From 中国人的名字有什么讲究? · How do Chinese names work?

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