Word: 时代 (shídài) Traditional: 時代 时代 dictionary entry shídài age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); Time, US weekly news magazine Full dictionary entry for 时代 Example sentences using 时代 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他是时代杂志的记者。 Tā shì shídài zázhì de jìzhě. He is a reporter for Time magazine. 我们应该读报纸，不落后于时代。 Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ, bú luòhòu yú shídài. We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times. 我学生时代也做过一次。 Wǒ xuésheng shídài yě zuòguo yícì. I did that once when I was a student. 时代在变化。 Shídài zài biànhuà. Times are changing.