明代MíngdàiTop 8000Meanings1. the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)Characters used明bright代to replaceExamples1明代Míngdài十五shíwǔ世纪shìjì初chū紫禁城Zǐjìnchéng是shì北京Běijīng的de中心zhōngxīn。In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.