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modern times

NounSino-Korean: 近代

  1. 1

    modern times

    A past period close to contemporary times when the features of the modern world started to emerge.

    Korean definition: 현대의 특징이 나타나기 시작한 가까운 과거의 시대.

    • Seunggyu studied new modern ideas abroad and came back.

    • My grandmother is from an older generation, so she isn't used to modern ways of thinking.

  2. 2

    modern times

    The era between the Middle Ages and the contemporary age.

    Korean definition: 중세와 현대 사이의 시대.

    • Cultural organizations called for preserving the modern-era buildings that remain throughout the city.

    • This novel was written in the early 1900s, so it portrays life in modern-era Korea well.