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现在 (xiàn zài) – now

xiàn zài

now

HSK 1Traditional: 現在2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

现在

Simplified

現在

Traditional

Example sentences

See 现在 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 现在就做！

    xiàn zài jiù zuò ！

    Do it now!

  • 现在有票。

    xiàn zài yǒu piào 。

    Tickets are available now.

Related words

在

zài

to exist

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

实在

shí zài

really

现代

xiàn dài

Hyundai, South Korean company

表现

biǎo xiàn

to show

存在

cún zài

to exist

实现

shí xiàn

to achieve

体现

tǐ xiàn

to embody

现金

xiàn jīn

cash

现实

xiàn shí

reality

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