而今 (ér jīn) — now, at present (literary or formal)

Definition

Examples

• 而今，越来越多的人开始关注环保。
  ér jīn, Yuè lái yuè duō de rén kāi shǐ guān zhù huán bǎo.
  Now, more and more people are starting to pay attention to environmental protection.
• 过去的村庄而今已经变成了大城市。
  Guò qù de cūn zhuāng ér jīn yǐ jīng biàn chéng le dà chéng shì.
  The past village has now become a big city.
• 而今的年轻人生活方式和从前很不一样。
  ér jīn De nián qīng rén shēng huó fāng shì hé cóng qián hěn bù yí yàng.
  Young people's lifestyles now are very different from before.