近代
jìn dài
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jìn dài · gan6 doi6 (Jyutping)
- 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)
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Character breakdown
近
- Meaning
- near, close; approach; intimate
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿺辶斤
- Cangjie
- YHML
- Four-corner
- 3230.2
代
- Meaning
- replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿰亻弋
- Cangjie
- OIP
- Four-corner
- 2324.0
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