如今

rújīn

adverb HSK 4 #3,631

Meanings

HSK 2

如今的年轻人都喜欢上网。

Rújīn de niánqīngrén dōu xǐhuan shàngwǎng.

Young people today all like going online.

HSK 3

如今科技发展很快。

Rújīn kējì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.

Nowadays technology is developing rapidly.

HSK 3

如今他已经是大老板了。

Rújīn tā yǐjīng shì dà lǎobǎn le.

Now he's already a big boss.

usage

如今 is more literary than 现在 (xiànzài, now). It often implies contrast with the past: 'Back then... but nowadays...'

如 rú

今 jīn