现今

現今

xiànjīn

adverb #13,440

Meanings

1 now; nowadays; at present

Characters

present; current

Examples

现今的年轻人压力很大。

Xiànjīn de niánqīngrén yālì hěn dà.

Young people nowadays are under a lot of pressure.

现今社会变化很快。

Xiànjīn shèhuì biànhuà hěn kuài.

Society is changing rapidly nowadays.

Tips

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现今 is more literary/formal than 现在 (xiànzài). In everyday speech, 现在 is far more common; 现今 appears more in writing or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

今 jīn