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近代 (jìn dài) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

近代 (jìn dài) is a Chinese word: modern times. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 近代

名 míng noun

modern times

近代中国经历了很多变化。

jìn dài zhōng guó jīng lì le hěn duō biàn huà

Modern China experienced many changes.

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Word breakdown

近 jìn — near, recent (temporal proximity)

代 dài — era, period, times

Structure & writing
1 近 jìn — near, close (in space or time; opposite of 远)

近 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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Stroke order

2 代 dài — to substitute; to replace
代 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 弋 yì — an arrow with a string attached, used for shooting birds
弋 is a component in 4 characters

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