Definition
新生代 has two distinct meanings. In geology, it refers to the Cenozoic Era, the most recent geological era. In everyday Chinese, it refers to a 'new generation' of people, often used to describe young, emerging talents or cohorts (e.g., 新生代演员 'new generation actors'). The literal meaning is 'new life era'.
n.
(geology) Cenozoic Era(figurative) new generation (of people, talents, etc.)
Examples
- 新生代。Kēxuéjiā duì Xīn shēng dài de qìhòu biànhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.Scientists are very interested in the climate changes of the Cenozoic Era.
- 新生代。Zhè wèi Xīn shēng dài dǎoyǎn pāi de diànyǐng hěn yǒu chuàngyì.This new generation director's film is very creative.
- 新生代。Xīn shēng dài zuòjiā zhèngzài gǎibiàn wénxué de fēnggé.The new generation of writers is changing the style of literature.
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