現代

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Chinese

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appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
trad. (現代)
simp. (现代)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (33) (7)
Final () (85) (41)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV I
Fanqie
Baxter henH dojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦenH/ /dʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦenH/ /dəiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɛnH/ /dɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦɛnH/ /dəjH/
Li
Rong
/ɣenH/ /dᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/ɣienH/ /dɒiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣienH/ /dʱɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiàn dài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jin6 doi6

Noun

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現代

  1. modern times

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Adjective

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現代

  1. (attributive) modern; contemporary
    現代生活现代生活  ―  xiàndài shēnghuó  ―  modern life
    現代文學现代文学  ―  xiàndài wénxué  ―  modern literature
    現代科學现代科学  ―  xiàndài kēxué  ―  modern science
    現代觀念现代观念  ―  xiàndài guānniàn  ―  modern ideology
    現代现代  ―  xiàndài shǐ  ―  modern history

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (現代):

Proper noun

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現代

  1. Hyundai (global conglomerate company or chaebol, founded in South Korea)

Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

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(current; now) +‎ (age; period)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げん)(だい) (gendai

  1. modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present[2]

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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現代 (hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

  1. hanja form? of 현대 (contemporary (times); the modern age)

Proper noun

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現代 (Hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

  1. hanja form? of 현대 (Hyundai)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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現代

  1. chữ Hán form of hiện đại (modern).