现如今 (xiàn rú jīn) — nowadays; these days (with a reflective or cont… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A written/refined synonym for 现在 ('nowadays'), often with a slightly reflective or contrastive tone (e.g. compared with the past).

noun

nowadaysthese days (with a reflective or contrastive tone)

Examples

现如今，。
xiàn rú jīn, Hěn duō rén xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xī.
Nowadays, many people like to buy things online.
现如今。
xiàn rú jīn De shēng huó jié zòu bǐ yǐ qián kuài duō le.
The pace of life these days is much faster than before.
现如今，。
xiàn rú jīn, Nián qīng rén yuè lái yuè zhù zhòng jiàn kāng.
Nowadays, young people are paying more and more attention to health.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

现xiànpresent

如今now

现 and 如今 both point to the present time, together meaning 'nowadays'.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

見

見jiàn現

Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女口如

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

女nǚ如rú

Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One explanation sees the shape as an upside-down mouth with a line below it, giving the idea of not speaking.

Appears in

Time (Abstract)

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