如今
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
如今 (rújīn) · nowadays
如今 (rújīn) means “nowadays; now”. It is written with 2 characters: 如 (as) + 今 (modern). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 如今 is built
The characters
如 rú · as
What 如 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A wife 女 following her husband's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
今 jīn · modern
What 今 is made of
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A mouth 亼 talking about things (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
如今很多人在网上买东西。Rújīn hěn duō rén zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxi.Nowadays many people buy things online.
这个小村子如今变化很大。Zhè ge xiǎo cūnzi rújīn biànhuà hěn dà.This little village has changed a lot now.
Questions about 如今
What does 如今 mean?
如今 (rújīn) means “nowadays; now”.
How do you pronounce 如今?
如今 is pronounced rújīn.
Which HSK level is 如今?
如今 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 不如bùrúnot as good as
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 如果rúguǒif
- 如何rúhéhow
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
- 譬如pìrúfor example
- 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as always
Learn 如今 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.