English–Chinese
“generation” in Chinese
How to say “generation” in Chinese
“Generation” in Chinese is 一代 (yī dài).
A stretch of history treated as one unit, defined either by the people shaped by it or by the years it covers.
Example sentences with 一代
年轻一代更注重生活方式和价值观。nián qīng yí dài gèng zhù zhòng shēng huó fāng shì hé jià zhí guān
The younger generation places more emphasis on lifestyle and values.
Tips for using 一代
- The word usually refers to a broad cohort rather than a mathematically fixed ten-year block, so it is useful for social change but less precise for dates.
Other Chinese words for “generation”
不同世代的价值观差异很大。bù tóng shì dài de jià zhí guān chā yì hěn dà
Different generations have very different values.