断代

Traditional form:

斷代

Pinyin (reading):

duàndài

Definitions:

• periodization (of history)

Characters:

• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace