시대

sidae · [시대]

period · time

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. periodA particular length of time that is historically divided according to certain characteristics.
  2. timeThe current age; the age that is currently being discussed.

Written Forms

시대Hangul
時代Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Etiquette was very strict in the royal palace during the Joseon dynasty, so forms of address were used very precisely.

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It seems that as times have changed, the style of hanbok has also become quite different from the past.

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We've reached an era where it's impossible to work without the cloud.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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