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近代
 
En
jìn dài
  • 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)
  • capitalist times (pre-1949)

近代 jìn dài

近代
1 过去不远的时代。《后汉书.卷四一.第五伦传》:「近代光烈皇后,虽友爱天至,而卒使阴就归国,徙废阴兴宾客。」《三国志.卷五九.吴书.吴主五子传.孙登传》:「权欲登读汉书,习知近代之事。」也作「近世」。
2 我国历史上专指十九世纪中叶至五四运动之间的时期。

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