What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 现代 mean?

现代 xiàndài

modern; contemporary; modern times; modern age

Its characters

  1. 现 xiàn now
  2. 代 dài generation

In a sentence

从古代到现代,这里变化很大。 From ancient times to modern times, this place has changed a lot.

不过,很多现代学者觉得这个数字太夸张了,他们认为宝船可能只有六七十米长。

From 郑和是谁? · Who was Zheng He? China's admiral of the treasure ships

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