近代

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
simp. and trad. (近代)		近	代

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìndài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ doi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kǔn-tāi / kūn-tāi / kīn-tāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jìndài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnday
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    晉代／晋代
    近代
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan⁶ doi⁶
  - Yale: gahn doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ doi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² tɔːi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǔn-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: kǔn-tāi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kun²² taɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kūn-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: kūn-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuxndai
  - IPA (Taipei): /kun³³⁻¹¹ taɪ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kun²²⁻²¹ taɪ²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kīn-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: kīn-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixndai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin²²⁻²¹ taɪ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin³³⁻²¹ taɪ³³/

Noun

近代

near-modern times; recent era
此說是否為歷史事實，近代頗有爭議。 [MSC, trad.]
此说是否为历史事实，近代颇有争议。 [MSC, simp.]
Cǐ shuō shìfǒu wéi lìshǐ shìshí, jìndài pōyǒu zhēngyì. [Pinyin]
Whether this theory is historical fact has been a source of considerable contention in recent times.

Synonyms

近世 (jìnshì)

Usage notes

In China, this time period is defined as:

Between the First Opium War (1840) and the May Fourth Movement (1919) in Chinese history, and
Between the English Civil War (mid-17^th century) and the October Revolution in Russia (1917) in world history.

Derived terms

近代史 (jìndàishǐ)

近現代／近现代 (jìnxiàndài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (近代):

Japanese: 近代 (きんだい) (kindai)
Korean: 근대 (近代, geundae)
Vietnamese: cận đại (近代)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
近	代
きん Grade: 2	だい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

近代 (hiragana きんだい, rōmaji kindai)

modern times

Synonyms

現代 (げんだい) (gendai)

Derived terms

近代化 (きんだいか) (kindaika): modernization

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