夏朝
Xià cháo
The English phrase "xia dynasty" is translated into Mandarin as 夏朝 (Xià cháo).
夏朝 refers to the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 夏 (Xià), the name of the dynasty and 朝 (cháo), meaning dynasty or period.
Which one should you use?
The term 夏代 (Xià dài) can be used as a synonym to refer to the Xia period or era.
How does it change in a sentence?
夏朝 is a noun phrase that can function as a subject or an object in a sentence without further modification.
How do you pronounce it?
Xià cháo
Did you know?
- While 夏 means 'Xia dynasty' in a historical context, the same character is used today to mean 'summer'.
- In ancient Chinese thought, the word 夏 was once used as a generic term for 'Chinese people' or 'the civilization of the center', long after the 夏朝 had ended.
- While the phrase 夏朝 appears in texts, the people of that era did not have a writing system that we have discovered, meaning they likely never wrote the characters for their own name.
Examples in context
- 中国历史书中提到，夏朝是中国历史上第一个朝代。In Chinese history books, it is mentioned that the Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history.
- 在考古学上，夏朝时期扮演着重要的角色。The Xia Dynasty plays a significant role in archaeology.
- 你听说过夏朝吗？Have you heard of the Xia Dynasty?
- 夏朝是中国古代的一个重要朝代。The Xia Dynasty was an important ancient dynasty in China.
- 夏朝的历史非常悠久。Xiàcháo de lìshǐ fēicháng yōujiǔ.The history of the Xia dynasty is very long.
- 他在研究关于夏朝的文献。Tā zài yánjiū guānyú Xiàcháo de wénxiàn.He is researching documents about the Xia dynasty.
- 很多学者讨论夏朝的存在。Hěnduō xuézhě tǎolùn Xiàcháo de cúnzài.Many scholars discuss the existence of the Xia dynasty.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a history museum exhibit.
- 伟 Wei这个展览是关于夏朝的吗？Zhège zhǎnlǎn shì guānyú Xiàcháo de ma?Is this exhibition about the Xia dynasty?
- 佳怡 Jiayi是的，它是关于夏朝的。Shì de, tā shì guānyú Xiàcháo de.Yes, it is about the Xia dynasty.
- 伟 Wei那太好了，我对此很感兴趣。Nà tài hǎo le, wǒ duì cǐ hěn gǎnxìngqù.That's great, I am very interested in it.
- 佳怡 Jiayi伟，我们也进去看看吧。Wěi, wǒmen yě jìnqu kànkan ba.Wei, let's go in and take a look too.
