划时代 (huà shí dài) — epoch-making, groundbreaking, landmark

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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