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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 现代

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
现代 xiàn dài - Hyundai, South Korean company
现代 xiàn dài - modern times
- modern age
- modern era

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 4,005 1,017 2,711

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
现 xiàn- to appear
- present
- now
- existing
- current
代 dài- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
- generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Other Words Containing 现代

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
现代 4 3 4,005 1,017 2,711
现代舞 - - 5,946 41,473 41,594
现代化 - - 18,837 2,314 14,944
现代人 - - 30,170 13,676 14,624
现代派 - - 53,791 - -
现代史 - - 77,561 53,031 54,069
近现代史 - - 86,091 - -