HSK · Level 6
133 words
Chinese word
下一代
Pronunciation
Pinyinxià yī dài
Meaning
- nounnext generation
Example
我们的孩子是下一代的希望。wǒ men de hái zi shì xià yí dài de xī wàng
Our children are the hope of the next generation.
More examples
企业需要培养下一代人才来应对未来挑战。qǐ yè xū yào péi yǎng xià yí dài rén cái lái yìng duì wèi lái tiǎo zhàn
Companies need to cultivate next-generation talent to meet future challenges.
Core concept
The people or stage that follows the present one, whether in a family, society, or a field of technology.
Common phrases
下一代人才xià yí dài rén cái
next-generation talent
下一代技术xià yí dài jì shù
next-generation technology
Similar words
新一代xīn yí dài: A newly developed generation or product with improved features.
后代hòu dài: Descendants who belong to generations that follow a family.
继任者jì rèn zhě: A person who succeeds someone else in a role or position.
Definition in Chinese
表示在时间或顺序上紧随当前的一代，可指人，也可泛指事物或技术的下一阶段。biǎo shì zài shí jiān huò shùn xù shàng jǐn suí dāng qián de yí dài kě zhǐ rén yě kě fàn zhǐ shì wù huò jì shù de xià yì jiē duàn
Word origin
下一代 (xiàyīdài, "next generation") combines 下 (xià, "next") + 一 (yī, "one") + 代 (dài, "generation"), extending a human family term to the later stage of a product or technology.
Usage tips
- In everyday family talk, the word often refers to children, while in work and technology contexts the surrounding noun identifies the newer model, system, or phase.
Other meanings
- new generationnoun
Opposites
- 上一代shàng yí dàiprevious generationnoun
- 前代qián dàipreceding generationnoun