# 现代 (xiàndài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 现代 (xiàndài) means “modern times; modern”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: modern times; modern
- Pinyin: xiàndài (xian4 dai4)
- Traditional: 現代
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 现代人的生活很快。
  Xiàndài rén de shēnghuó hěn kuài.
  Modern people's lives are very fast-paced.

## Characters

- 现 (xiàn): to appear; present
- [代](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-replace/) (dài): to replace; generation

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

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