近代 jìn dài

HSK 5

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)

CHARACTERS

近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate
代 dài
HSK 5
replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation