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HSK
so far / to this day / until now
HSK 3
nowadays; now
HSK 4
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
so far / to date / until now
HSK 7-9
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  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
then and now / ancient and modern
before the present / (a long period) ago
now / nowadays / modern
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything
nowadays / at present / as things stand
now / at the present (time)
conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom) / fig. to be earthshaking
up to now / to this day
Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
nowadays; now
to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
as matters stand; things having reached this stage
Liu Guijin (1945-), PRC diplomat, special representative to Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
from ancient times up to now / throughout history
to borrow the past as a model for the present
studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
to leave an example for all generations


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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