at present; currently
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
at present; currently; at the moment
literaryUsed in formal or written contexts to refer to the current time. Slightly more literary and less colloquial than 现在 or 目前.
Kè刻
xià下
jiā家
lǐ里
yǒu有
shì事
，
zàn暂
shí时
bù不
néng能
lí离
kāi开
。
There are matters at home at the moment, so I cannot leave temporarily.
Kè刻
xià下
zhèng正
zhí值
Chūn春
Jié节
，
jiē街
shàng上
dào到
chù处
zhāng张
dēng灯
jié结
cǎi彩
。
It is currently the Spring Festival, and the streets are decorated with lanterns and banners everywhere.
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Kè刻
xià下
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
yǔ与
shí十
nián年
qián前
dà大
bù不
xiāng相
tóng同
。
The current situation is vastly different from ten years ago.
Kè刻
xià下
bù不
biàn便
duō多
shuō说
，
yǐ以
hòu后
wǒ我
zài再
xiáng详
xì细
jiě解
shì释
。
It is inconvenient to say more at the moment; I will explain in detail later.