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如今

rú jīn · ru jin

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. nowadays; now
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The hutong today

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)胡同(hútòng)如今(rújīn)真(zhēn)热闹(rènao)！

    This alley is so lively nowadays!

  2. Qiqi

    是啊(shìa)，以前(yǐqián)这儿(zhèr)只有(zhǐyǒu)一家(yījiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)。

    Yes. Before, there was only one small shop here.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)如今(rújīn)呢(ne)？

    And nowadays?

  4. Qiqi

    如今(rújīn)有(yǒu)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)、书店(shūdiàn)，还有(háiyǒu)卖(mài)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)的(de)。

    Nowadays there are cafes, bookstores and ice cream sellers.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)去(qù)哪家(nǎjiā)？

    Which one should we go to first?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)是(shì)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)！

    Ice cream, of course!

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2 examples
01

大(dà)象(xiàng)是(shì)如(rú)今(jīn)现(xiàn)存(cún)的(de)陆(lù)生(shēng)动(dòng)物(wù)里(lǐ)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)。

Elephants are the largest land animals alive today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

城(chéng)堡(bǎo)如(rú)今(jīn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)成(chéng)了(le)废(fèi)墟(xū)。

The castle is now in ruins.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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