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现在

xiàn zài

HSK 1 2-character word Traditional 現在

What 现在 means

1. now; at present; currently

The characters in 现在

• 现xiànto appear; present; now
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…

Example sentences

• 现在忙
  Xiànzài máng
  Busy right now.
• 现在呢？
  And now?
• 现在睡。
  Sleep now.
• 现在去！
  Go now!
• 现在走！
  Go now!
• 现在售票。
  Xiànzài shòu piào.
  Tickets are on sale now.

Words starting with 现在

• 现在式xiàn zài shìpresent tense
• 现在分词xiàn zài fēn cípresent participle (in English grammar)

Words containing 现在

• 到现在dào xiàn zàiup until now; to date
• 直到现在zhí dào xiàn zàieven now; until now; right up to the present