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如今 (rú jīn): Nowadays (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

如 • rú • like, as, if
rú如

like, as, if

今 • jīn • now, the present time
jīn今

now, the present time

Word Info

Pinyinrú jīn
Meaningnowadays; these days
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 如今.

  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 彻底chè dǐthorough
  • 动画片dòng huà piāncartoon
  • 安装ān zhuāngto install; mount; erect
  • 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious disastrous; terrible
  • 此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; furthermore
  • 承担chéng dānbear; to undertake; assume
  • 地震dì zhènearthquake; tremour
  • 病毒bìng dúvirus
  • 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious
  • 沉默chén mòreticent; taciturn; uncommunicative
  • 贷款dài kuǎnto provide a loan; make an advance to; extend credit to
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 如今.

Words with 如
  • 如果rú guǒif
  • 例如lì rúfor example
  • 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
  • 不如
bù rú
it would be better to …not as good as
  • 假如jiǎ rúif; supposing; in case
  • 如下rú xiàas follows
  • 如何rú héhow
  • 如同rú tónglike
    • Words with 今
    • 今天jīn tiāntoday
    • 今年jīn niánthis year
    • 今后jīn hòuhereafter
    • 今日jīn rìtoday
    • 至今zhì jīnup to now; hitherto; so far
    • 当今dāng jīncurrent
    • 迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐto this day; thus far; so far
    • 迄今qì jīnUp to now
    4.

    How to Use 如今 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith年轻人
    rú如
    jīn今
    de的
    nián年
    qīng轻
    rén人
    neutral
    young people today
    Subject + Verbwith看来
    rú如
    jīn今
    kàn看
    lái来
    Noun + Modifierwith社会
    rú如
    jīn今
    de的
    shè社
    huì会
    Preposition + Nounwith与
    yǔ与
    rú如
    jīn今
    bù不
    tóng同
    5.

    Example Sentences with 如今

    rú如
    jīn今
    ，
    rén人
    men们
    de的
    neutral
    from today's perspective
    neutral
    today's society
    formal
    different from today
    shēng
    生
    huó活
    yuè越
    lái来
    yuè越
    fāng方
    biàn便
    le了
    。
    Nowadays, people's lives are becoming more and more convenient.
    rú如
    jīn今
    ，
    yuǎn远
    chéng程
    bàn办
    gōng公
    yǐ已
    chéng成
    wéi为
    xǔ许
    duō多
    qǐ企
    yè业
    de的
    cháng常
    guī规
    mó模
    shì式
    。
    Nowadays, remote work has become the regular mode for many enterprises.
    nǐ你
    rú如
    jīn今
    hái还
    jiān坚
    chí持
    měi每
    tiān天
    qù去
    jiàn健
    shēn身
    fáng房
    duàn锻
    liàn炼
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you still persist in going to the gym to exercise every day nowadays?
    rú如
    jīn今
    ，
    hěn很
    duō多
    rén人
    yòng用
    shǒu手
    jī机
    shàng上
    wǎng网
    。
    Nowadays, many people use their phones to access the internet.
    rú如
    jīn今
    ，
    tā他
    zǎo早
    yǐ已
    bú不
    shì是
    dāng当
    nián年
    nà那
    ge个
    mǎng莽
    zhuàng撞
    de的
    nián年
    qīng轻
    rén人
    le了
    。
    Nowadays, he is no longer the reckless young man he was back then.