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近代

/ jìn dài /
Strokes

Collocation

1
近代史
2
近代以来

Definition

近代 is a Noun, which means[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):modern times].

Example

As a Noun.
1
Zài
jìndài
近代
  
,
gōng
工业
yǒu
le
hěn
de
zhǎn
发展
  

In modern times, industry has developed greatly.

2
shì
zhōngguó
中国
jìndàishǐ
近代史
shàng
de
wèi
zhùmíng
著名
xué
科学
jiā
  

He is a famous scientist in China's modern history.

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