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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.generations; generation after generation
他家世代行医。
His family practises medicine for generations.
这户人家世代以种田为生。
This family has been farming for generations.
这是世代人民的梦想。
This has been the dream of generations of people.
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- 2
n.fmlmany years; long period of time; an epoch or era
那些格言不知道流传了多少世代。
Those adages have been in circulation for God knows how many years.
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Word usage
- Reduplication"世代" can be reduplicated, for example: "世世代代".
中日人民应当世世代代友好下去。
The Chinese and Japanese people should keep on friendly terms for all generations.