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xiàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to appear
  2. 2. present
  3. 3. now
  4. 4. existing
  5. 5. current

Example Sentences

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Muiriel 在20岁了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7)

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Words Containing 现

忽隐忽现
hū yǐn hū xiàn

intermittent

旧景重现
jiù jǐng chóng xiàn

evocation of the past

现有
xiàn yǒu

currently existing

官场现形记
guān chǎng xiàn xíng jì

Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jià]

现代派
xiàn dài pài

modernist faction

现金流转表
xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn biǎo

cash flow statement

现金流量表
xiàn jīn liú liàng biǎo

cash flow statement

现在式
xiàn zài shì

present tense

付现
fù xiàn

to pay in cash

重现
chóng xiàn

to reappear

变现
biàn xiàn

to realize (an asset); to liquidate; to sell for cash; to monetize

现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi

to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)

现代音乐
xiàn dài yīn yuè

modern music

实现
shí xiàn

to achieve

套现
tào xiàn

to convert (an asset) into cash

表现型
biǎo xiàn xíng

phenotype

现存
xiàn cún

extant

现金基础
xiàn jīn jī chǔ

cash basis (accounting)

农业现代化
nóng yè xiàn dài huà

modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

现象
xiàn xiàng

phenomenon

犯罪现场
fàn zuì xiàn chǎng

scene of the crime

现身
xiàn shēn

to show oneself

库存现金
kù cún xiàn jīn

cash in hand

二十年目睹之怪现状
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]

爱现
ài xiàn

(coll.) to enjoy showing off

自然现象
zì rán xiàn xiàng

natural phenomenon

现眼
xiàn yǎn

to embarrass oneself

贴现
tiē xiàn

discount

现实情况
xiàn shí qíng kuàng

current state

现金流量
xiàn jīn liú liàng

cash flow

出现
chū xiàn

to appear

显现
xiǎn xiàn

appearance

凸现
tū xiàn

to come to prominence

现实主义
xiàn shí zhǔ yì

realism

净现值
jìng xiàn zhí

net present value (NPV)

现今
xiàn jīn

now

东现汉纪
dōng xiàn hàn jì

Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书

复现
fù xiàn

to reappear

迟滞现象
chí zhì xiàn xiàng

hysteresis

虚拟现实
xū nǐ xiàn shí

virtual reality

取现
qǔ xiàn

to withdraw money

现房
xiàn fáng

finished apartment

贴现率
tiē xiàn lǜ

discount rate

再出现
zài chū xiàn

to reappear

现货
xiàn huò

merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale

现场视察
xiàn chǎng shì chá

on-site inspection

现任
xiàn rèn

to occupy a post currently

现象级
xiàn xiàng jí

phenomenal

涌现
yǒng xiàn

to emerge in large numbers

表现
biǎo xiàn

to show

现代史
xiàn dài shǐ

modern history

兑现
duì xiàn

(of a check etc) to cash

现成话
xiàn chéng huà

ready-made phrase

现阶段
xiàn jiē duàn

at the present stage

自我实现
zì wǒ shí xiàn

self-actualization (psychology)

再现
zài xiàn

to recreate

活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn

living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life

返现
fǎn xiàn

(neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer

第五个现代化
dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà

fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[sì ge xiàn dài huà]

直到现在
zhí dào xiàn zài

even now

现金流
xiàn jīn liú

cash flow

现代人
xiàn dài rén

modern man

超现实主义
chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì

surrealism

变现能力
biàn xiàn néng lì

liquidity; marketability

现身说法
xiàn shēn shuō fǎ

to talk from one's personal experience

到现在
dào xiàn zài

up until now

现值
xiàn zhí

present value

现代五项
xiàn dài wǔ xiàng

modern pentathlon

奔现
bēn xiàn

(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online

惊现
jīng xiàn

to appear unexpectedly

现场
xiàn chǎng

the scene (of a crime, accident etc)

重现江湖
chóng xiàn jiāng hú

see 重出江湖[chóng chū jiāng hú]

现场报道
xiàn chǎng bào dào

on-the-spot report

现下
xiàn xià

now

国防现代化
guó fáng xiàn dài huà

modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

浮现
fú xiàn

to appear before one's eyes

现金
xiàn jīn

cash

后现代主义
hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì

postmodernism

现行犯
xiàn xíng fàn

criminal caught red-handed

约当现金
yuē dāng xiàn jīn

cash equivalent (accountancy)

四个现代化
sì ge xiàn dài huà

Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology

再屠现金
zài tú xiàn jīn

cash in transit (accountancy)

现金流转
xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn

cash flow

现代新儒家
xiàn dài xīn rú jiā

Modern New Confucianism

安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng

to take things as they are (idiom)

现款
xiàn kuǎn

cash

现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng

to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)

发现号
fā xiàn hào

Space Shuttle Discovery

现世
xiàn shì

this life

科学技术现代化
kē xué jì shù xiàn dài huà

modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn

living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life

体现
tǐ xiàn

to embody

折现
zhé xiàn

to discount

现钱
xiàn qián

cash

现役
xiàn yì

(military) active duty

表现力
biǎo xiàn lì

expressive power

发现物
fā xiàn wù

a find

示现
shì xiàn

(of a deity) to take a material shape

现金周转
xiàn jīn zhōu zhuǎn

cash flow

现在
xiàn zài

now

现货价
xiàn huò jià

price of actuals

时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn

appearing and disappearing (idiom)

昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn

lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once

现形
xiàn xíng

to become visible

现世报
xiàn shì bào

karmic retribution within one's lifetime

现在分词
xiàn zài fēn cí

present participle (in English grammar)

现年
xiàn nián

(a person's) current age

现代化
xiàn dài huà

modernization

未折现
wèi zhé xiàn

undiscounted

现场会议
xiàn chǎng huì yì

on-the-spot meeting

展现
zhǎn xiàn

to come out

现成
xiàn chéng

ready-made

现场直播
xiàn chǎng zhí bō

on-the-spot live broadcast

现代性
xiàn dài xìng

modernity

乍现
zhà xiàn

to appear suddenly

案发现场
àn fā xiàn chǎng

crime scene

现付
xiàn fù

to pay on the spot

奉现
fèng xiàn

offering

现炒现卖
xiàn chǎo xiàn mài

lit. to fry and sell on the spot

现场会
xiàn chǎng huì

on-the-spot meeting

现场采访
xiàn chǎng cǎi fǎng

on-the-spot interview

现实
xiàn shí

reality

现世宝
xiàn shì bǎo

good-for-nothing

折现率
zhé xiàn lǜ

discount rate

丢人现眼
diū rén xiàn yǎn

to make an exhibition of oneself

现抓
xiàn zhuā

to improvise

现做
xiàn zuò

to make (food) on the spot

闪现
shǎn xiàn

to flash

现状
xiàn zhuàng

current situation

现势
xiàn shì

current situation

现磨
xiàn mó

freshly ground

若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn

faintly discernible (idiom)

现况
xiàn kuàng

the current situation

提现
tí xiàn

to withdraw funds

现时
xiàn shí

current

手头现金
shǒu tóu xiàn jīn

cash in hand

现烤
xiàn kǎo

freshly baked

隐现
yǐn xiàn

glimpse (of something hidden)

追寻现代中国
zhuī xún xiàn dài zhōng guó

In Search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷|史景迁[shǐ jǐng qiān]

虚拟现实置标语言
xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán

virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)

现象学
xiàn xiàng xué

phenomenology

难以实现
nán yǐ shí xiàn

hard to accomplish

呈现
chéng xiàn

to appear

工业现代化
gōng yè xiàn dài huà

modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

现代
xiàn dài

Hyundai, South Korean company

返祖现象
fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

atavism (biology)

现代形式
xiàn dài xíng shì

the modern form

近现代史
jìn xiàn dài shǐ

modern history and contemporary history

发现
fā xiàn

to notice; to become aware of

现场投注
xiàn chǎng tóu zhù

live betting

神气活现
shén qì huó xiàn

arrogant appearance

现代集团
xiàn dài jí tuán

Hyundai, the Korean corporation

厄尔尼诺现象
è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng

El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean

现代舞
xiàn dài wǔ

modern dance

现行
xiàn xíng

to be in effect