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Mandarin · pinyin xiàn dài#

modern times
modern age
modern era

Mandarin · pinyin Xiàn dài#

Hyundai, South Korean company

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–4 · xian4 dai4

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