xiàn jīn
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  • n.nowadays; these days

    • xiàn jīn de hái zi duì zhǎng bèi yī diǎn yě bù zūn jìng

      现今孩子长辈一点尊敬

      Children have no respect for their elders nowadays.

    • dà guī mó shī yè shì xiàn jīn bù dé bù miàn duì de xiàn shí

      规模失业现今不得不面对现实

      Mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life nowadays.

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.