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当代
dāngdài
Description
当代的意思是我们现在生活的这个时代。
The meaning of 当代 is the era we are living in now.
人们常常说当代艺术、当代社会或者当代作家。
People often talk about 当代 art, 当代 society, or 当代 writers.
Meanings
当代dāngdài
the present age; contemporary
他是当代很有名的画家。
He is a very famous contemporary painter.
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Notes
- Etymology
当 (the present, this) + 代 (era, generation).
- Nuance
当代 stresses the very present era; 现代 covers a broader modern period.
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