近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 HSK 4
- 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)
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近
- 将近 將近 jiāng jìn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zoeng1 gan6 almost
- 就近 jiù jìn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau6 gan6 nearby
- 接近 jiē jìn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zip3 gan6 to approach; to get close to
- 最近 zuì jìn ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zeoi3 gan6 recently
- 临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
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- 亲近 親近 qīn jìn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ can1 gan6 (of people or relationships) close; intimate
- 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ tip3 gan6 to press close to
- 走近 zǒu jìn ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau2 gan6 to approach
- 近来 近來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 loi4 recently
- 近日 jìn rì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖˋ gan6 jat6 (in) the past few days
- 近期 jìn qī ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ gan6 kei4 near in time
- 近视 近視 jìn shì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gan6 si6 shortsighted
- 逼近 bī jìn ㄅㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bik1 gan6 to press on towards
- 附近 fù jìn ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fu6 gan6 nearby; neighboring
- 靠近 kào jìn ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kaau3 gan6 to be close to
- 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 nin4 loi4 for the past few years
- 远近闻名 遠近聞名 yuǎn jìn wén míng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jyun5 gan6 man4 ming4 to be known far and wide
- 傍近 bàng jìn ㄅㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bong6 gan6 to be close to
- 凡近 fán jìn ㄈㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ faan4 gan6 with little learning
- 切近 qiè jìn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cit3 gan6 close; near
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 下一代 xià yī dài ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ haa6 jat1 doi6 the next generation
Idioms with these characters
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 贵远贱近 貴遠賤近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
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- 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ gan6 zyu1 gan6 mak6 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
- 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4 amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
- 言近旨远 言近旨遠 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄩㄢˇ jin4 gan6 zi2 jyun5 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
- 远近皆知 遠近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jyun5 gan6 gaai1 zi1 known far and wide (idiom)
- 包办代替 包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ baau1 baan6 doi6 tai3 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
- 代代相传 代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 风华绝代 風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ fung1 waa4 zyut6 doi6 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
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- 绝代佳人 絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 容华绝代 容華絕代 róng huá jué dài ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ jung4 waa4 zyut6 doi6 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
- 世代相传 世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sai3 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄚˇ ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
- 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs