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当代 dāngdài

当代 dāngdài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 当代 dāngdài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāngdài | dang1 dai4
English translation
the present age
the contemporary era

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Traditional form

當代

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 当代 dāngdài

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dāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. The contribution of the Tián (field) component to the meaning is unclear. The simplified character dāng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character dāng .

Positional decomposition

⺌彐

Number of Strokes

6
dài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

亻弋

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 当代 dāngdài

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许多 xǔduō 当代 dāngdài mèng de 研究者 yán jiū zhě 已经 yǐjīng 提出 tí chū 有关 yǒu guān 梦的理论 lǐlùn .

Many modern dream researchers have come up with theories about dreams.

几幅当代 dāngdài 照片 zhàopiàn 一面 yī miàn 16世纪 shìjì de 葡萄牙 Pú táo yá 铜镜并排 bìng pái 摆在一起 yīqǐ

Contemporary photographs are juxtaposed with a sixteenth century, copper Portuguese mirror.

可能 kěnéng shì 当代 dāngdài 戏剧界骂声最多 zuì duō de rén

He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.

2012 Nián 诺贝尔文学奖 Nuò bèi ěr Wén xué Jiǎng 得主 dé zhǔ wéi 莫言 Mò Yán hěn hǎo de jiāng 魔幻 mó huàn 现实 xiànshí 民间故事 mín jiān gù shi 历史 lìshǐ 当代 dāngdài 结合 jiéhé zài 一起 yīqǐ

The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary".

shuì Guò 其实 qíshí bìng 喜欢 xǐhuan 当代 dāngdài 音乐 yīnyuè

I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music.

当代 dāngdài Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 当代 dāngdài and their own compounds.

当代 dāngdài Compounds

See all 21 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 当代 dāngdài in their composition.

  • dāng
    • dàng , dǎng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dàng
  • dài
    • dài
    • dài , dài , dài , dài , dài , jiàn , dài , , , , , ,
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