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HSK
nowadays; now
HSK 4
so far / to this day / until now
HSK 3
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
as matters stand; things having reached this stage
nowadays / at present / as things stand
then and now / ancient and modern
so far / to date / until now
HSK 7-9
before the present / (a long period) ago
conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
now / at the present (time)
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom) / fig. to be earthshaking
now / nowadays / modern
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
nowadays; now
from ancient times up to now / throughout history
studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
to borrow the past as a model for the present
to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
Liu Guijin (1945–), Chinese diplomat, ambassador to South Africa 2001–2007
to leave an example for all generations
up to now / to this day


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