而今

érjīn

adverb #18,256

Meanings

1 now
2 at present
3 nowadays

Characters

Examples

而今回想起来，那段日子真是难忘。

Érjīn huíxiǎng qǐlái, nà duàn rìzi zhēn shì nánwàng.

Thinking back on it now, those days were truly unforgettable.

昔日的荒地，而今已是高楼林立。

Xīrì de huāngdì, érjīn yǐ shì gāolóu línlì.

The wasteland of the past is now lined with tall buildings.

Tips

register

而今 is literary/formal. In everyday speech, use 现在 (xiànzài) or 如今 (rújīn). 而今 often appears in essays and poetry to contrast past with present.

Stroke Order

而 ér

今 jīn