当代

當代

dāngdài

noun HSK 5 #12,212

Meanings

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.

当代社会变化很快。

Dāngdài shèhuì biànhuà hěnkuài.

Contemporary society is changing rapidly.

这是当代艺术的代表作品。

Zhè shì dāngdài yìshù de dàibiǎozuò pǐn.

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