近代 in English jin4 dai4 Meaning
Meanings
- the not-very-distant past
- modern times, excluding recent decades
- (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
- capitalist times (pre-1949)
Pinyin
jin4 dai4Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
近 代