HSK 5 vocabulary › 近代
近代
近代 in English: the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades
jìn dài
the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades
How to pronounce 近代
jìn dài (without tone marks: jin dai). jìn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 近代
近 jìn
near; close to; approximately
near; close to; approximately
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
Related words
| 近 | jìn | near; close to | HSK 2 |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring | HSK 3 |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon | HSK 3 |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to | HSK 5 |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate | HSK 5 |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of | HSK 5 |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times | HSK 5 |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age | HSK 5 |
| 时代 | shí dài | age; era | HSK 5 |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern times; modern age | HSK 5 |