近代 [ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ; jin4 dai4]
the not-very-distant past
modern times, excluding recent decades
(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
capitalist times (pre-1949)
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近代
きんだい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
present day
modern times
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