WordTaiwan frequency #15,617
現代性
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
“the quality of being modern; characteristics of modernity”
AI-written definition, grounded in Unihan and Moedict. How this works
§
Characters in this word
3 characters · tap any to see its full entry
現
ㄒㄧㄢˋ
to appear; to manifest; present; existing; current; now; cash (short for 現金)
代
ㄉㄞˋ
To substitute for or act on behalf of someone; a generation, age, or period; a dynasty; a successor.
性
ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Nature; character; personality; temperament; quality; attribute; sex; gender; sexuality; essence; life; suffix forming nouns like '-ness' or '-ity'.
§
Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 現在ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow; at present; currently; nowadays
- 發現ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋto discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detect
- 出現ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to emerge; to show up; to arise; to come into view
- 代表ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇrepresentative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; a symbol or embodiment of something
- 表現ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋto show; to display; to manifest; expression; behavior; performance (at work, etc.).
- 時代ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋage; era; epoch; period in history; a stage in one's life; the modern era.
- 現場ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇthe scene of an event (crime, accident); the actual location; on the spot; in person; live (at the scene).
- 女性ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋwoman; the female sex; adult human female; women as a group
- 現象ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋphenomenon; observable event or fact; appearance; in philosophy, the perceived appearance of things as opposed to their true nature
- 呈現ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to show; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
- 展現ㄓㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋto display; to reveal; to show; to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge
- 現代ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋmodern times; the present era; the contemporary age; in Chinese history, the period from the May Fourth Movement to the present