now; at this moment; at this time
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplespronoun
now; at this time; at this moment
informalA demonstrative pronoun used in spoken Mandarin to refer to the present moment or the current situation. Often interchangeable with "这时候". The variant 这会子 (zhè huìzi) is also used in some dialects.
Zhè这
huìr会
xuě儿
xià雪
de下
gèng得
dà更
le大
了
。
It's snowing even harder now.
Nǐ你
zhè这
huìr会
yòu儿
shàng又
nǎr上
qù哪
ya儿
去
呀
？
Where are you going again at this time?
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Bié别
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
le了
，
tā他
zhè这
huìr会
zhèng儿
kāi正
huì开
ne会
呢
。
Don't call; he's in a meeting right now.
Wǒ我
zhè这
huìr会
máng儿
de忙
hěn得
děng很
，
huìr等
zài会
liáo儿
再
聊
。
I'm very busy at the moment; let's chat later.
Nà那
hái孩
zi子
zhè这
huìr会
yīng儿
gāi应
dào该
xué到
xiào学
le校
了
。
The child should have arrived at school by now.