4.5.4　Time Phrases

The amount of clusters on time in TETT is close to OETT（122＆130，LL 0.26）.We can't find significant difference from frequency.There is one thing deserved to point out：TETT tends to use dynasty to express tim e（Section 4.1.3.1）.Calculated in this part，the clusters with dynasty comprise over half in the whole list（68 times）.The Eastern Han Dynasty，in／from the Ming／Tang Dynasty，and of the Qin Dynasty are only some exam ples of them.(https://www.daowen.com)

Each dynasty plays an irreplaceable role in the Chinese history.But the subrogation of dynasty may confuse Western readers.In the process of translation，the tem poral expression calls for careful transaction.