如今 rújīn nowadays
nowadays; now
怎么记住“如今”: 如 as + 今 now = nowadays.
汉字
用法
- "Nowadays," with a built-in sense of contrast with the past: 如今生活好多了 (rújīn shēnghuó hǎo duō le) life is much better now.
- Contrast plain 现在 (xiànzài, "now"), which is neutral; 如今 highlights how things have changed over time.
- Slightly literary; frequent in reflective or narrative writing.
例句
- 如今很多的货物都由飞机运送。 Rújīn hěnduō de huòwù dōu yóu fēijī yùnsòng.Many goods are now transported by air.
- 大象是如今现存的陆生动物里最大的。 Dàxiàng shì rújīn xiàncún de lùshēngdòngwù lǐ zuìdà de.Elephants are the largest land animals alive today.
- 起初他以为英语很难，如今他觉得很简单。 Qǐchū tā yǐwéi yīngyǔ hěnnán, rújīn tā juéde hěn jiǎndān.At first, he thought English very difficult, but now he thinks it is easy.