現代

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Chinese

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



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

現代

  1. modern times

See also

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (現代):

Proper noun

現代

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

Further reading

Japanese

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

Etymology

(current; now) +‎ (age; period)

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

See also

References

  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

Hanja in this term

Noun

現代 (hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

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

Proper noun

現代 (Hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

  1. hanja form? of 현대 (Hyundai)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

現代

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