当代 dāngdài HSK5 the present age; contemporary Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dāngdài the present age; contemporary 当 當 dàng nounadjective the same Used before time words to refer to the same moment, meaning "the very same" or "this very"代 dài nounadjective era (historical) a historical period; a dynasty or stage in historydāngdài people of the time 当 當 dàng nounadjective the same Used before time words to refer to the same moment, meaning "the very same" or "this very"代 dài nounmeasure word generation a step in a line of family descent; the period of time between the birth of parents and their children