now; nowadays; currently
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
now; nowadays; at present
As a time word (时间词), it indicates the present time period, often used to contrast with the past or to describe current trends. It is more formal than 现在 in written contexts.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì式
yàng样
xiàn现
jīn今
bù不
shí时
xīng兴
le了
。
This style is no longer in fashion nowadays.
Xiàn现
jīn今
de的
shè社
huì会
biàn变
huà化
tài太
kuài快
le了
。
Society changes too fast these days.
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Xiàn现
jīn今
，
rén人
men们
kě可
yǐ以
tōng通
guò过
wǎng网
luò络
xué学
xí习
gè各
zhǒng种
zhī知
shi识
。
Nowadays, people can learn all kinds of knowledge through the internet.