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(질문) present era; contemporary world

NounSino-Korean: 現代

  1. 1

    (질문) present era; contemporary world

    Today's era

    Korean definition: 오늘날의 시대.

    • There are many mysteries that even modern science and technology cannot solve.

    • No matter how advanced modern technological civilization becomes, there are many areas only humans can handle.

  2. 2

    modern times

    The period from the time when its idea is considered to be the same as today's to the present, as divided by historical studies.

    Korean definition: 역사학에서 구분하는 시대 가운데 사상 등이 현재와 같다고 생각되는 때부터 지금까지의 시기.

    • In world history, the world wars marked the turning point between the early modern and contemporary eras.

    • In Korean historiography, the period after the Gabo Reform or after liberation is usually regarded as the modern era.