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断代

duàn dài

2-character word Traditional 斷代

What 断代 means

1. periodization (of history)

The characters in 断代

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…

Sounds the same

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