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45 words
Chinese word
划时代
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuà shí dài
Meaning
- adjectivegroundbreaking
Example
这个发明是划时代的。zhè ge fā míng shì huà shí dài de
This invention is groundbreaking.
More examples
这项理论被普遍认为是划时代的。zhè xiàng lǐ lùn bèi pǔ biàn rèn wéi shì huà shí dài de
This theory is widely considered groundbreaking.
Core concept
A major advance that makes the past and the future look like different stages.
Common phrases
划时代的理论huà shí dài de lǐ lùn
groundbreaking theory
划时代的突破huà shí dài de tū pò
groundbreaking breakthrough
划时代的贡献huà shí dài de gòng xiàn
groundbreaking contribution
Similar words
开创性的kāi chuàng xìng de: Pioneering by creating a new approach or path that had not been developed before.
革命性的gé mìng xìng de: Radically changing accepted structures, principles, or ways of thinking.
里程碑式的lǐ chéng bēi shì de: Marking a major milestone that shapes the progress that follows.
前所未有的qián suǒ wèi yǒu de: Entirely new and without any known earlier example.
Definition in Chinese
用于形容在技术、思想、艺术等领域带来根本性改变、使以后与以前明显不同的事物或现象。yòng yú xíng róng zài jì shù sī xiǎng yì shù děng lǐng yù dài lái gēn běn xìng gǎi biàn shǐ yǐ hòu yǔ yǐ qián míng xiǎn bù tóng de shì wù huò xiàn xiàng
Word origin
划 (huà, "mark off") + 时 (shí, "time") + 代 (dài, "era") creates the image of marking off an era, which suits advances that permanently change what follows.
Usage tips
- Because it is a strong adjective, it normally suits changes with broad or lasting effects rather than every new, useful, or successful event.
Other meanings
- historicadjective
Opposites
- 平庸píng yōngmediocreadjective
- 普通pǔ tōngordinaryadjective