当下

• 병음: dāng xià
• 한자 분석: 当 = at, during; 下 = 一 below another (below, present moment)

뜻

지금; 현재; 바로 그 순간

Has two related uses: (1) temporal — referring to the present era or moment; (2) immediate action — indicating something happened instantly. Slightly more literary than 现在, common in both formal writing and everyday speech.

예문

1. 当下最重要的是稳定市场，防止恐慌情绪进一步蔓延。
2. 听到这个坏消息，他当下愣住了，久久说不出话来。
3. 我们不能只关注眼前利益，而忽视当下面临的深层问题。

사용 가이드

맥락: narrative, social commentary, philosophy

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 珍视当下，活在当下，是一种积极的人生态度。(Cherishing the present and living in the moment is a positive attitude toward life.)
• 当下的形势要求我们迅速做出调整。(The current situation demands that we make swift adjustments.)

피해야 할 표현

• 当下我要去买东西 — for casual immediate plans, 现在 or 马上 is more natural; 当下 sounds overly literary in trivial contexts

기원과 역사

当 (at) + 下 (at this point, present) — at this very point in time

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal