现如今

現如今

xiànrújīn

adverb #31,812

Meanings

1 nowadays
2 these days
3 in this day and age

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

现如今，年轻人都用手机付钱。

Xiànrújīn, niánqīngrén dōu yòng shǒujī fùqián.

Nowadays, young people all pay with their phones.

HSK 6

现如今房价越来越高了。

Xiànrújīn fángjià yuèláiyuè gāo le.

These days housing prices keep going higher.

Tips

register

现如今 is colloquial and slightly emphatic - it carries a "compared to before" undertone, often setting up a contrast with how things used to be. Compare: 现在 (xiànzài, neutral "now") < 如今 (rújīn, slightly literary "nowadays") < 现如今 (most colloquial, with a hint of "can you believe it").

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

如 rú

今 jīn