当代

Traditional: 當代

dāng dài

Dictionary entry

the present age

What does 当代 mean?

当代 (dāng dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the present age

2the contemporary era

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当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute · generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

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当代

dāng dài

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