Chinese word

当今

Pronunciation

Pinyindāng jīn

Meaning

  • adverbnowadays

Example

当今很多人用手机购物。dāng jīn hěn duō rén yòng shǒu jī gòu wù

Nowadays, many people shop on their phones.

Illustration for 当今 (nowadays)

More examples

在全球化背景下，当今正面临很多新的挑战。zài quán qiú huà bèi jǐng xià dāng jīn zhèng miàn lín hěn duō xīn de tiǎo zhàn

Against the backdrop of globalization, we face many new challenges nowadays.

Core concept

The current age viewed as a whole, including the conditions of life in the present.

Common phrases

  • 当今正面临dāng jīn zhèng miàn lín

    nowadays face

  • 当今越来越依赖dāng jīn yuè lái yuè yī lài

    nowadays increasingly rely on

Similar words

现在xiàn zài: Points to the present moment or the state of something at this time.
如今rú jīn: Points to the way people live and society is in the present era.
目前mù qián: Focuses on the situation that exists at present or at this stage.

Definition in Chinese

指现在这个时代或当前的情况，常用于概括性或评论性的陈述。zhǐ xiàn zài zhè ge shí dài huò dāng qián de qíng kuàng cháng yòng yú gài kuò xìng huò píng lùn xìng de chén shù

Word origin

当 (dāng, "current") + 今 (jīn, "now") combines a marker for the relevant time with the word for now, pointing to the present age as a whole.

Usage tips

  • This word suits broad comments about present-day society more than casual remarks about one immediate event, where its formal tone can sound heavy.

Other meanings

  • modern timesnoun

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