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当代
當代
dāngdài
noun
HSK 5
#12,212
Meanings
1
the present age; contemporary
2
modern era
Characters
当
dāng
the present; this
代
dài
era; generation
Examples
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EN
他
是
当代
最
著名
的
作家
之一
。
Tā shì dāngdài zuì zhùmíng de zuòjiā zhī yī.
He is one of the most famous contemporary writers.
当代
社会
变化
很快
。
Dāngdài shèhuì biànhuà hěn kuài.
Contemporary society is changing rapidly.
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.
Tips
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).
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当
dāng
代
dài
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现代
xiàndài
HSK 3
#4,005
modern; contemporary / the modern era
当前
dāngqián
HSK 5
#8,798
the present time; current / before one; facing
当年
dāngnián
HSK 5
#4,457
in those days; back then / in that year
当场
dāngchǎng
HSK 5
#6,661
on the spot; then and there / at the scene
当选
dāngxuǎn
HSK 5
#7,606
to be elected / to be chosen
代理
dàilǐ
HSK 5
#4,442
to act on behalf of / agent; proxy / acting (in a role)
代价
dàijià
HSK 5
#1,752
price / cost / at the expense of
交代
jiāodài
HSK 5
#7,711
to hand over / to give instructions / to explain; to confess
时代
shídài
HSK 3
#1,730
era; age; epoch / times; period in history
年代
niándài
HSK 3
#1,672
decade (of a century) / era; period; age
当代
dāngdài
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