当代

當代

dāngdài

noun HSK 6 #12,212

Meanings

HSK 4

他是当代最著名的作家之一。

Tā shì dāngdài zuì zhùmíng de zuòjiā zhīyī.

He is one of the most famous contemporary writers.

HSK 4

当代社会变化很快。

Dāngdài shèhuì biànhuà hěnkuài.

Contemporary society is changing rapidly.

HSK 5

这是当代艺术的代表作品。

Zhè shì dāngdài yìshù de dàibiǎo zuòpǐn.

This is a representative work of contemporary art.

usage

当代 (contemporary, now) vs 现代 (modern, roughly 1900s onward) vs 近代 (recent history, ~1840-1949 in Chinese context) vs 古代 (ancient).

当 dāng

代 dài