近代

jìn dài

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 近代

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
dài

to substitute

近
jìn

near