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nowadays; these days

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Words with xian jin

xiàn jīn

现 今

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n.nowadays; these days
- xiàn jīn de hái zi duì zhǎng bèi yī diǎn yě bù zūn jìng
  现今的孩子对长辈一点也不尊敬。
  Children have no respect for their elders nowadays.
- dà guī mó shī yè shì xiàn jīn bù dé bù miàn duì de xiàn shí
  大规模失业是现今不得不面对的现实。
  Mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life nowadays.
synonym
rú jīn如今 dāng jīn当今
antonym
wǎng xī往昔

Word usage

Note
"现今" is different from "现在". "现今" cannot refer to the time when we speak. For example, "现在就走", "现今" cannot be used.

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