现代 xiàndài modern times
Hyundai, South Korean company; modern times; modern age; modern era
How to remember 现代: 现 the present + 代 era = modern times.
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How it is used
- Modern / the modern era - 现代社会 (xiàndài shèhuì) modern society; 现代艺术 modern art.
- Contrast 当代 (dāngdài, contemporary/present-day) and 近代 (jìndài, early modern): 现代 is the broad 'modern age', 当代 is 'right now'.
- Ignore the dictionary's 'Hyundai' - that's an unrelated brand transliteration.
Example sentences
- 他学习现代文学。 Tā xuéxí xiàndàiwénxué.He studies contemporary literature.
- 这是一所现代房屋。 Zhèshì yīsuǒ xiàndài fángwū.It's a modern house.
- 现代科学技术让我们的生活更加舒适。 Xiàndài kēxuéjìshù ràng wǒmen de shēnghuó gèngjiā shūshì.Modern technology has made our lives more comfortable.