(xiàn dài) - modern times, the modern age in Mandarin
xiàndàiTraditional: 現代
Translation
modern times, the modern age
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Examples
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People in the modern age lead busy lives.
化。
This is a modern city.
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He likes modern music.
现代 (xiàndài) is the modern era, and as a modifier it means modern, as in 现代汉语 (modern Chinese) or 现代化 (modernisation). In Chinese history it refers to the period after 1919, so it is narrower than the English word.
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