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The word "现代" is formed by combining the character "现", meaning "present" or "current", which is composed of the radical "王" (a variant of "玉" for jade) and the component "见" (to see), suggesting something that appears or is visible, with the character "代", meaning "era" or "generation", composed of the radical "亻" (person) and the component "弋" (primarily phonetic), indicating a period or succession; together, they create a compound where "现" modifies "代" to denote "modern times" as the current era.
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现代科技改变了我们的生活。
这座城市有很多现代建筑。
中国正在快速推进现代化。
现代艺术有时很难理解。
传统文化与现代价值观的融合是一个复杂的过程。