年代

1. age;era;period

   確定年代／确定年代  ― quèdìngniándài  ―  to determine theage; todate

2. number ofyears; yearcount
3. time(in general)
4. adecade of acentury

   中國政府在1970年代開始推行計劃生育。[MSC,trad.]
   中国政府在1970年代开始推行计划生育。[MSC,simp.]

   Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ zài 1970niándài kāishǐ tuīxíng jìhuàshēngyù.[Pinyin]

   In the 1970s, the Chinese government started to enact the One-Child Policy.

5. yeartimeline;dating;chronology

   年代測定／年代测定  ― niándài cèdìng  ―  dating

   夏王朝年代  ― Xià Wángcháoniándài  ― chronology of the Xia dynasty

• (age):

• (number of years):積年／积年 (jīnián),(archaic)年紀／年纪 (niánjì),年數／年数 (niánshù)
• (time):年數／年数 (niánshù),(archaic)年紀／年纪 (niánjì),時候／时候 (shíhou),時間／时间 (shíjiān),(Hokkien, Teochew)時陣／时阵 (sî-chūn),(Wu)辰光 (zen kuaan (T3))

• (Tokyo)ねんだい[nèńdáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nẽ̞nda̠i]

年(ねん)代(だい)• (nendai) 

1. age,era,period
   • 1912, 島崎藤村, 北村透谷の短き一生:

     明治(めいじ)年代(ねんだい)に記憶(きおく)すべき、大(おお)きな出来事(できごと)の一(ひと)つは、士族(しぞく)の階級(かいきゅう)の滅亡(めつぼう)である。

     Meijinendai ni kioku subeki, ōkina dekigoto no hitotsu wa, shizoku no kaikyū no metsubō de aru.

     If there's one event that one must remember about the Meiji era, it's the downfall of the samurai class.

2. date
   • 1924, 宮本百合子, 蠹魚:

     この本(ほん)の印刷(いんさつ)された年代(ねんだい)で見(み)ると、祖父(そふ)は三十前後(さんじゅうぜんご)の壮年(そうねん)で、末弟(ばってい)が十七八(じゅうななはち)であったらしい。

     Kono hon no insatsu saretanendai de miru to, sofu wa san jū zengo no sōnen de, battei ga jū nana hachi de atta rashii.

     Looking at the date when this book was printed, it seems that my grandfather was around 30 and in the prime of his life, and his younger brother was 17 or 18.

3. adecade in a century

年代• (nyeondae) (hangeul년대)

1. hanja form^? of년대(“period of years such as adecade orcentury”)

年代

1. chữ Hán form ofniên đại(“era;period;years;time”)

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