公元

Pinyin: gōngyuán

CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)

Example sentence

普遍认为佛教公元六七年在东汉明帝的统治时先来中国。

Pǔbiàn rènwéi Fójiào gōngyuán liù qī nián zài Dōnghàn míng dì de tǒngzhì shí xiān lái Zhōngguó.

It is generally believed that Buddhism first came to China in 67 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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What 公元 means

公元 (gōngyuán) is a Chinese word meaning “CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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