近代

jìn dài

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

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)

Words Containing 近代

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

Child Words of 近代

• 代 代 dài: to substitute
• 近 近 jìn: near