现在
xiàn zàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: HIỆN TẠI
Traditional: 現在
HSK 1HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1
Meaning(time word)
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
Examples
现在几点?
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
我现在在开会。
wǒ xiàn zài zài kāi huì.
I'm in a meeting right now.
现在很多人用手机付钱。
xiàn zài hěn duō rén yòng shǒu jī fù qián.
Nowadays many people pay with their phones.
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Stroke order
HIỆN · 8 strokes
to appear; present; now; existing
TẠI · 6 strokes
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Related words
- 发现 fā xiàn — to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- 出现 chū xiàn — to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- 现代 Xiàn dài — Hyundai, South Korean company
- 表现 biǎo xiàn — to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- 实现 shí xiàn — to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
- 现实 xiàn shí — reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
- 现金 xiàn jīn — cash
- 现象 xiàn xiàng — phenomenon; appearance