三代

sāndài
  1. three generations of a family
  2. the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)

CEDICT

  1. (historical) the Three Dynasties: a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou
  2. great-grandfather, grandfather and father
  3. the Three Dynasties: a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou
  4. three generations (of a family)

Wiktionary

  1. 夏、商、周三朝。
  2. 稱祖至孫三輩。
  3. 曾祖、祖父、父的總稱。

重編國語辭典

  1. 指夏商周三代。（三代）
  2. 指祖父孫三代。
  3. 指老中青三代。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 代 dài
  1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
  2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Containing this entry

三代同堂 sāndàitóngtáng three generations under one roof
富不過三代 fùbùguòsāndài wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
紅三代 hóngsāndài
祖宗三代 zǔzōngsāndài