当今 meaning in English

dāngjīn

the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 當今10 strokes

Meaning of 当今

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāngjīn
  1. the present time
  2. (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty

当今 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

英yīng语yǔ是shì当dāng今jīn世shì界jiè上shàng一yī种zhǒng非fēi常cháng重zhòng要yào的de语yǔ言yán。
English is a very important language in today's world.
在zài当dāng今jīn的de世shì界jiè,拥yōng有yǒu双shuāng语yǔ种zhǒng是shì必bì要yào的de
Being at least bilingual is a must in today's world.
当dāng今jīn世shì界jiè最zuì大dà的de乱luàn源yuán在zài美měi国guó。
Today, the greatest source of chaos in the world is the United States.
当dāng今jīn世shì界jiè需xū推tuī进jìn其qí食shí物wù生shēng产chǎn。
The world today needs to advance its production of food.
问wèn题tí的de根gēn源yuán是shì,在zài当dāng今jīn世shì界jiè,愚yú人rén充chōng满mǎn了le自zì信xìn,而ér智zhì者zhě充chōng满mǎn了le怀huái疑yí。
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6

今 jīn · modern · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 当今.

今天jīntiāntoday; the present time; now
今年jīnniánthis year
当时dāngshíthen; at that time
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth
当然dāngránonly natural; as it should be
相当xiāngdāngequivalent to; appropriate
当中dāngzhōngamong; in the middle
当地dāngdìlocal
当初dāngchūat that time; originally
至今zhìjīnso far; to this day
应当yīngdāngshould; ought to
如今rújīnnowadays; now

Questions about 当今

What does 当今 mean?

当今 (dāngjīn) means "the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 当今?

当今 is made of 2 characters: 当 (6 strokes), 今 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 当今 an HSK word?

Yes. 当今 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 当今 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 当今 is written 當今.