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近代
jìndài
1. the not-very-distant past
2. modern times, excluding recent decades
3. (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
4. capitalist times (pre-1949)
HSK 5 Uncommon • Top 40%

Character Breakdown

近
jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
HSK 2 7 丶
代
dài
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

近代史
jìndàishǐ
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
34,048 of 84,292