HSK 6 · Time

当代 dāngdài “contemporary” in Chinese

Traditional 當代

What 当代 means

  1. contemporary
  2. present day
  3. the present age
  4. the contemporary era

How to say 当代

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale当dāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale代dài4th tone, falling

当代 in a sentence

  1. 这个博物馆展出了很多当代艺术作品。

    Zhè ge bówùguǎn zhǎnchū le hěn duō dāngdài yìshù zuòpǐn.

    This museum shows a lot of contemporary art.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他是当代最有名的作家之一。

    Tā shì dāngdài zuì yǒumíng de zuòjiā zhīyī.

    He is one of the best-known writers of today.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 当代 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 当 (dāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
当dāngdong
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 彐snout · jì
The character 代 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
代dàito be a substitute for
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 弋shoot · yì

How to write 当代

当 6 strokes · 代 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

当代 (dāngdài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 当代 (dāngdài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 当代

Words with 当

当然dāngrán · of course当dāng · to act as当时dāngshí · then当地dāngdì · local当心dāngxīn · to be careful上当shàngdàng · to be fooled相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当前dāngqián · current

Words with 代

古代gǔdài · ancient times近代jìndài · modern times (roughly 1840 to 1919 in China)年代niándài · a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)时代shídài · age现代xiàndài · modern times代表dàibiǎo · representative代替dàitì · to replace后代hòudài · descendants朝代cháodài · dynasty历代lìdài · successive dynasties

More words: Time & Sequence

次序cìxù · order诞辰dànchén · birthday (of a respected person)当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当前dāngqián · current丁dīng · fourth (in a series)定期dìngqī · regular端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival

FAQs

当代 (dāngdài) means “contemporary” or “present day”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dāngdài: dāng with a 1st tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 当代 is written 當代. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dangdai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 当代 from the suggestions. Typing dangdai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
当代 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.