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目前

mù qiánㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: MỤC TIỀN

Traditional: 目前

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(time word)

at the present time; currently

Examples

  • 目前我还在找工作。

    mù qián wǒ hái zài zhǎo gōng zuò.

    I'm still looking for a job at the moment.

  • 目前的情况还不错。

    mù qián de qíng kuàng hái bú cuò.

    Things are going fairly well at present.

  • 这是目前最好的办法。

    zhè shì mù qián zuì hǎo de bàn fǎ.

    This is the best option for now.

Easily confused

  • 现在 — 目前 is more formal and refers to the current period; 现在 can mean this very moment.

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Stroke order

MỤC · 5 strokes

TIỀN · 9 strokes

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly