近代

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   modern times, excluding recent decades

   • jìndàishǐhěnyǒuqù.

     近代史很有趣。🔊

     Modern history is very interesting.

2. 貳名noun

   the not-very-distant past

   • jìndàilìshǐhěnyǒuqù.

     近代历史很有趣。🔊

     Modern history is very interesting.

3. 參名noun

   (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)

   • jìndàizhōngguólìshǐhěnyǒuqù.

     近代中国历史很有趣。🔊

     Modern Chinese history is very interesting.

4. 肆名noun

   capitalist times (pre-1949)

   • jìndàizhōngguófāshēnglehěndàdebiànhuà.

     近代中国发生了很大的变化。🔊

     Modern China underwent tremendous changes.