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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)