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当代
dāng dài
contemporary era
HSK 5Legendary
What does 当代 mean?
当代 (pinyin: dāng dài) means contemporary era. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 当代
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 当 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 代
The characters of 当代
| 当 | dāng | when (HSK 4) |
| 代 | dài | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 关怀 | guān huái | care, concern |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to receive, to host, to entertain |
| 雇佣 | gù yōng | to hire, employ |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part, component |
| 用途 | yòng tú | use, purpose |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to deal with; to have dealings with |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent, pressing |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | would rather, prefer to |
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