nowadays; at present; currently
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
nowadays; at present; these days
literaryLiterary or formal register; less common in casual spoken language than 现在 or 目前. Often used at the beginning of a sentence or as an attributive modifier.
Mù目
jīn今
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
gèng更
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
shǒu手
jī机
yuè阅
dú读
。
Young people nowadays prefer reading on mobile phones.
Mù目
jīn今
zhī之
shì世
，
biàn变
huà化
wàn万
qiān千
。
The world today is full of myriad changes.
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Mù目
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
shēn深
yè夜
，
tā他
réng仍
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
。
It is already late at night now, and he is still working.