# 近代 (jìndài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 近代 (jìndài) means “modern times (pre-1949 China)”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: modern times (pre-1949 China)
- Pinyin: jìndài (jin4 dai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他喜欢研究中国近代历史。
  Tā xǐhuan yánjiū Zhōngguó jìndài lìshǐ.
  He likes studying modern Chinese history.

## Characters

- [近](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-near/) (jìn): near; close
- [代](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-replace/) (dài): to replace; generation

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-dai-modern-times/

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