now; nowadays; at the present time
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
now; nowadays; at the present time
literaryA slightly literary or formal equivalent of 现在. It often implies a contrast between the present and the past.
Xī昔
rì日
de的
qióng穷
shān山
gōu沟
，
ér而
jīn今
biàn变
chéng成
le了
fán繁
huá华
de的
lǚ旅
yóu游
shèng胜
dì地
。
The once poor mountain village has now become a bustling tourist destination.
Tā他
ér而
jīn今
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
gōng工
zuò作
？
Where does he work nowadays?
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Xiǎng想
qǐ起
dāng当
nián年
de的
háo豪
qíng情
zhuàng壮
zhì志
，
ér而
jīn今
zhǐ只
shèng剩
yī一
shēng声
tàn叹
xī息
。
Thinking back on the lofty aspirations of those days, now only a sigh remains.