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)
Characters in this word
2近
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near, close to, approximately
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2373 of 2500
代
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to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute, generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- Pinyin
- dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 6862 of 2500