划时代 (huà shí dài) — epoch-making, groundbreaking, landmark
Definition
划时代 (huà shí dài) means 'epoch-making' — describes a single event, invention, or work that marks a new era. Unlike 开天辟地 (from the Pangu myth), it is not idiomatic and applies to real-world milestones rather than mythical creation.
adjective
epoch-makinggroundbreakinglandmark
Examples
- 划时代。Zhè xiàng fā míng jù yǒu huà shí dài de yì yì.This invention has epoch-making significance.
- 划时代。Nà bù diàn yǐng shì diàn yǐng shǐ shàng huà shí dài de zuò pǐn.That film is a landmark work in film history.
- 划时代。Shǒu jī de pǔ jí shì xiàn dài shè huì huà shí dài de biàn huà.The popularization of mobile phones is an epoch-making change in modern society.
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