摩登

módēng

adjective #23,025

Meanings

1 modern
2 fashionable
3 up-to-date

Characters

to rub / to grind (phonetic)

to climb / to publish (phonetic)

Examples

她穿着摩登，走在时尚前沿。

Tā chuānzhuó módēng, zǒu zài shíshàng qiányán.

She dresses fashionably and is at the cutting edge of style.

这座城市的建筑风格十分摩登。

Zhè zuò chéngshì de jiànzhú fēnggé shífēn módēng.

The architectural style of this city is very modern.

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摩登 is a loanword from English 'modern,' borrowed phonetically in the early 20th century. It has a slightly retro or stylish flavor today — more about fashionable modernity than purely technical usage. 现代 (xiàndài) is the neutral word for 'modern.'

Stroke Order

摩 mó

登 dēng