HSK 5 vocabulary › 现代
现代
现代 in English: modern times; modern age
xiàn dài
modern times; modern age
How to pronounce 现代
xiàn dài (without tone marks: xian dai). xiàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 现代
现 xiàn
to appear; present; now
to appear; present; now
代 dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
Example sentences with 现代
| 现代需求与历史记忆并非只能互相排斥。 | from The Last Lighthouse by the Sea |
| 她没有简单模仿旧式样，而是研究传统结构，并尝试让木灯适合现代家庭。 | from The Forgotten Craft |
Related words
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present | HSK 1 |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of | HSK 3 |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise | HSK 4 |
| 现金 | xiàn jīn | cash | HSK 4 |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off | HSK 5 |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement | HSK 5 |
| 体现 | tǐ xiàn | to embody; to reflect | HSK 5 |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality | HSK 5 |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon; appearance | HSK 5 |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate | HSK 5 |