Chinese

如今

rújīn
nowadays; now
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese今 “now; at present; current”

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