近代
Meaning
- 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)
Example sentence
这是一段近代的历史。
This is a piece of modern history.
Characters in 近代
Learned around the same time
- 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters
- 解释 jiě shì explanation
- 尽快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 紧密 jǐn mì inseparably close
- 尽力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 进口 jìn kǒu to import
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ to prohibit
- 经典 jīng diǎn the classics
- 精力 jīng lì energy
- 竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly
- 镜头 jìng tóu camera lens
- 镜子 jìng zi mirror