now; currently; at present
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
now; at present; currently
informalUsed as a temporal noun to indicate the current moment. Commonly used in spoken language.
Xiàn现
xià下
zhèng正
máng忙
，
zhè这
shì事
guò过
jǐ几
tiān天
zài再
shuō说
。
I'm busy right now; let's talk about this matter in a few days.
Xiàn现
xià下
yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
dōng冬
tiān天
le了
，
tiān天
qì气
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
lěng冷
。
It's already winter now, and the weather is getting colder and colder.
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Xiàn现
xià下
liú流
xíng行
de的
kuǎn款
shì式
hé和
qù去
nián年
dà大
bù不
yī一
yàng样
。
The styles that are popular now are completely different from last year.