现在
xiànzài
now
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 现在几点?What time is it now?
- 我现在很忙。I am very busy now.
Collocations
到现在从现在起现在就
Mnemonic
现 xiàn "appear, present" + 在 zài "to be (located)" — literally "present-being". Equivalent to Japanese 現在 (genzai) / formal Korean hyeonjae. Used for present time AND current state.
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