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现在 (xiàn zài): Now (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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现在 consists of 2 characters.

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Word Info

Pinyinxiàn zài

Meaningnow

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Level 1

SyntaxNoun

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一点儿yī diǎn era bit
商店shāng diànshop
上午shàng wǔmorning
学校xué xiàoschool
名字míng zigiven name
女儿nǚ érdaughter
下雨xià yǔrain
儿子ér zison
再见zài jiàngoodbye
不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
学生xué shengstudent
什么shén mewhat?

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 现在.

Words with 现

发现fā xiànHSK 3
出现chū xiànHSK 4
现有xiàn yǒuHSK 4
现金xiàn jīnHSK 4
体现tǐ xiànHSK 5
实现shí xiànHSK 5

现代

xiàn dài

HSK 5

现实xiàn shíHSK 5

Words with 在

正在zhèng zàiHSK 2
实在shí zàiHSK 4
在乎zài huHSK 5
在于zài yúHSK 5
在内zài nèiHSK 5
在场zài chǎngHSK 5
在线zài xiànHSK 5
存在cún zàiHSK 5

3.

How to Use 现在 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 现在 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicatewith几点

xiàn现

zài在

jǐ几

diǎn点

neutralSpoken

what time is it now

Subject + Verbwith开始

xiàn现

zài在

kāi开

shǐ始

Prepositional Phrasewith从...起

cóng从

xiàn现

zài在

qǐ起

Adjective + Nounwith情况

xiàn现

zài在

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

4.

Example Sentences with 现在

xiàn现

zài在

shì是

zǎo早

shàng上

。

It is morning now.

neutral

start now

neutral

from now on

neutral

the current situation

xiàn现

zài在

jǐ几

diǎn点

le了

？

What time is it now?

wǒ我

xiàn现

zài在

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

I am going to school now.

xiàn现

zài在

wǒ我

bú不

zài在

jiā家

。

I am not at home now.

wǒ我

xiàn现

zài在

yào要

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

I am going to school now.

xiàn现

zài在

kāi开

shǐ始

kāi开

huì会

。

The meeting starts now.

xiàn现

zài在

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The weather is very good now.

xiàn现

zài在

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

bǐ比

zhī之

qián前

hǎo好

duō多

le了

。

The current situation is much better than before.

xiàn现

zài在

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

xué学

xí习

。

He is studying now.