Korean

현대
Meaning: modern times; the present age
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

現
代

Example sentences

Modern society is changing rapidly.
현대 사회는 빠르게 변화하고 있다.
Modern society is changing rapidly.
컴퓨터 공학은 현대 사회에서 매우 중요한 분야이다.
Computer engineering is a very important field in modern society.
이 건물은 현대 건축의 전형을 보여준다.
This building shows an epitome of modern architecture.
그는 유명한 화가의 현대 회화 작품을 소장하고 있다.
He possesses several modern painting works by a famous artist.
그 영화는 고전의 현대적 부활이라는 평을 받았다.
The movie was praised as a modern revival of a classic.
작가는 현대 사회의 문제점을 소설에 잘 담아냈다.
The author well expressed the problems of modern society in the novel.
민주주의는 현대 사회의 근간을 이루는 중요한 가치이다.
Democracy is an important value that forms the basis of modern society.
휴대전화는 현대 사회에서 없어서는 안 될 필수품입니다.
Cell phones have become an indispensable necessity in modern society.
피카소는 현대 미술에서 가장 영향력 있는 화가 중 한 명이다.
Picasso is one of the most influential painters in modern art.

Usage Notes

Refers to the current era or modern times. Often contrasted with '전통' (tradition) or '과거' (the past).

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