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现代 xiàn dài

HSK 4 word · traditional 現代

Meanings

• modern times
• modern age
• modern era

Characters

• 现 xiàn: to appear
• 代 dài: to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

Example sentences

他学习现代文学。
He studies contemporary literature.
Tatoeba #512869 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

现代的人想法不同。
People today think differently.
Tatoeba #6452010 by Lemmih (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我对现代艺术不感兴趣。
I'm not interested in modern art.
Tatoeba #10188069 by iiujik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).