新生代

xīnshēngdài
new generation

CEDICT

  1. (geology) the Cenozoic era (part of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from 66.0 million years ago until the present)
  2. new generation
  3. the Cenozoic era (part of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from 66.0 million years ago until the present)

Wiktionary

  1. 表现优异、潜力十足的后进。
  2. 地质年代的最末期。距今约六千五百万年，以哺乳动物和　被子植物的发育为特徵，而人类的出现，尤为大事。另外，新生代亦是主要的　地壳运动及沉积时期，形成现今的许多大山脉及火山。如安地斯山脉、阿尔卑斯山脉　等。

重編國語辭典

新的一代

維基詞典

Homographs

新生代 Xīnshēngdài Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)

Entry Composition

1 新生 xīnshēng
  1. new
  2. newborn
  3. emerging
  4. nascent
  5. rebirth
  6. regeneration
  7. new life
  8. new student
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

Related entries

新一代 xīnyīdài new generation
有人说新一代的人很冷漠。

It is said that the younger generation today is apathetic.

Source: Tatoeba