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如今

rú jīn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

如今 (rú jīn) means "nowadays". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 如今 means

1. nowadays; now

The characters in 如今

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 今jīnnow; the present time; current

Example sentences

• 如今肉类价格昂贵。
  Meat is expensive nowadays.
• 城堡如今已经成了废墟。
  The castle is now in ruins.
• 如今很多的货物都由飞机运送。
  Many goods are now transported by air.

Words containing 如今

• 现如今xiàn rú jīnnowadays; now
• 事到如今shì dào rú jīnas matters stand; things having reached this stage

Where 如今 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Change, Reflection & Inquiry (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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