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一代
Traditional Chinese
一代
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī dài
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 doi6
Short definition generation
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions generationLDC icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sameldc
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameadso
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: generation
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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Sentence examples
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(dàng) when
(zházhà) to fry
(tán) shot
袭击(xí jī) raid
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
我们的(wǒmende) our
港口(gǎng kǒu) harbour
(zōu) ,
暴政(bào zhèng) tyranny
威胁到(wēi xié dào) to threaten
全世界(quán shì jiè) entire world
(tā) she
见证(jiàn zhèng) to witness
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一代(yī dài) generation
美国人(měi guó rén) American person
(dedì) of
伟大(wěi dà) great
崛起(jué qǐ) to spring up
见证(jiàn zhèng) to witness
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一个(yī gè) a
民主国家(mínzhǔguójí)
获得(huò dé) to obtain
拯救(zhěng jiù) to save
是的(shì de) yes
我们( men) us
(néng) may
做到(zuò dào) to do

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness, and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.

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