近代 jìn dài

modern times, excluding recent decades

HSK 5

Word data

HSK 5
Frequency 32633rd word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
近 jìn HSK 2
near; close to; approximately
代 dài HSK 5
to substitute; to replace; to act on behalf of others