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现在

xiàn zài
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. now
  2. 2. at present
  3. 3. at the moment
  4. 4. modern
  5. 5. current
  6. 6. nowadays

Example Sentences

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Muiriel 现在 20岁了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7)
现在 忙
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5321365)
现在 呢？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 397575)

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Words Containing 现在

现在式
xiàn zài shì

present tense

直到现在
zhí dào xiàn zài

even now

到现在
dào xiàn zài

up until now

现在分词
xiàn zài fēn cí

present participle (in English grammar)

Child Words of 现在

现
xiàn

to appear

在
zài

to exist; to be alive