WordTaiwan frequency #26,872
改朝換代
ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
“to overthrow an old dynasty and replace it with a new regime; to mark a major shift in power or era”
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改
ㄍㄞˇ
to change; to alter; to correct mistakes; to revise; to improve; to remodel; also a surname
朝
ㄔㄠˊ
Morning; dynasty or imperial court; to face or make a pilgrimage towards; a surname.
換
ㄏㄨㄢˋ
To exchange or swap; to change or alter; to substitute or replace; to convert currency.
代
ㄉㄞˋ
To substitute for or act on behalf of someone; a generation, age, or period; a dynasty; a successor.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 代表ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇrepresentative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; a symbol or embodiment of something
- 改變ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋto change; to alter; to transform
- 時代ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋage; era; epoch; period in history; a stage in one's life; the modern era.
- 改善ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋto improve; to make better; to enhance conditions or quality
- 改革ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊto reform; to carry out reform; reform (as a policy or process); political or institutional reform
- 現代ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋmodern times; the present era; the contemporary age; in Chinese history, the period from the May Fourth Movement to the present
- 年代ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋa decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; in Taiwan usage, each ten-year span from 0–9 is called a decade (e.g. the 1980s).
- 取代ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋto replace; to take the place of; to supersede; (chemistry) substitution
- 世代ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋgeneration; era; age; a period of time marked by certain characteristics or events; for many generations; dynasty; age
- 交換ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋto exchange; to swap; to switch; to trade one thing for another; (math) commutative
- 古代ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋancient times; long-ago historical period before the modern era
- 改造ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋto transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold