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近代的中国

English translation: modern China

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Chinese term or phrase:近代的中国
English translation:modern China
Entered by: Jian Chen

18:45 Oct 1, 2003
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - History / history
Chinese term or phrase: 近代的中国
近代的中国.
Jian Chen
Local time: 00:23
Modern China
Explanation:
Modern China
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Chinoise
Local time: 01:23
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Summary of answers provided
4 +12Modern China
Chinoise
3China of the Modern Era (before 1919), as opposed to China of the Contemporary Era (after 1919)
chica nueva


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Modern China


Explanation:
Modern China

Chinoise
Local time: 01:23
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 40

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
近代的中国
China of the Modern Era (before 1919), as opposed to China of the Contemporary Era (after 1919)


Explanation:
One possible translation. In the periodisation of Chinese history, there is modern近代 and contemporary现代 history.近代 refers to the period from the mid-19th century to the May 4th Movement of 1919.(现代 is May 4 to the present time.)

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