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現在
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Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian4 zai4
- (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): xiēnzai
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүанзэ (xüanze, II-I) / щянзэ (xi͡anze, III-III)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jin6 zoi6
- Gan (Wiktionary): xien5 'cai5
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): hiêng-câi
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): heng5 zai5
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6yi-ze / 6ye-ze6 / 2ye6-ze6
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xienn5 zai5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiànzài
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siànzài
- Wade–Giles: hsien4-tsai4
- Yale: syàn-dzài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianntzay
- Palladius: сяньцзай (sjanʹczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn'ài
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàn-ài
- Wade–Giles: hsien4-ai4
- Yale: syàn-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannay
- Palladius: сяньай (sjanʹaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: xian4 zai4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianzai
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɛn²¹³ t͡sai²¹³/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: xiēnzai
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): xien4 zai0
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiẽ⁴⁴ t͡sɛ/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүанзэ (xüanze, II-I) / щянзэ (xi͡anze, III-III)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕyæ̃⁵¹ t͡sɛ²⁴/, /ɕiæ̃⁴⁴ t͡sɛ⁴⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jin6 zoi6
- Yale: yihn joih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin6 dzoi6
- Guangdong Romanization: yin6 zoi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²² t͡sɔːi̯²²/
- Homophones:
現在 / 现在
見在 / 见在
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: xien5 'cai5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɛn¹¹ ˈt͡sʰai¹¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-chhai
- Hakka Romanization System: hien cai
- Hagfa Pinyim: hian4 cai4
- Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-chhai
- Hakka Romanization System: hian cai
- Hagfa Pinyim: hian4 cai4
- Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: hien˖ cai˖
- Sinological IPA: /hien³³ t͡sʰai³³/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: hiêng-câi
- Sinological IPA (key): /hieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ (t͡s-)ʒɑi²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: heng5 zai5 [Phonetic: heng4 zai5]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hēng-cāi
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛŋ¹¹⁻⁴² t͡sai¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: heng5 zai5 [Phonetic: heng4 zai5]
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛŋ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sai²¹/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-chǎi
- Tâi-lô: hiān-tsǎi
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sai²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-chāi
- Tâi-lô: hiān-tsāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnzai
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡sai³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sai²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hing7 zai6 / hêng7 zai6 / hiang7 zai6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng tsăi / hēng tsăi / hiāng tsăi
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/, /heŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/, /hiaŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Note:
- hing7 zai6 - Chaozhou;
- hêng7 zai6 - Jieyang;
- hiang7 zai6 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.
- Middle Chinese: henH dzojX|dzojH
Noun
現在
- now; the present time; the present moment; the current time
- 珍惜現在／珍惜现在 ― zhēnxī xiànzài ― to cherish the present
- 現在還早／现在还早 ― xiànzài hái zǎo ― It's still early.
- 現在的情況／现在的情况 ― xiànzài de qíngkuàng ― the current situation
- 現在幾點了？／现在几点了？ ― Xiànzài jǐdiǎn le? ― What time is it at the moment?
- 你現在在哪裡？／你现在在哪里？ ― Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ? ― Where are you now?
- 我在蒙自住過五個月，我的家也在那裡住過兩個月。我現在常常想起這個地方，特別是在人事繁忙的時候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《蒙自雜記》
- Wǒ zài Méngzì zhù guò wǔ ge yuè, wǒ de jiā yě zài nàlǐ zhù guò liǎng ge yuè. Wǒ xiànzài chángcháng xiǎngqǐ zhè ge dìfang, tèbié shì zài rénshì fánmáng de shíhou. Méngzì xiǎo de hǎo, rén shǎo de hǎo. [Pinyin]
- I lived in Mengzi for five months, and my family two months. I often think of the place now, especially when my social life is busy. Mengzi is good because it's small and sparsely populated.
我在蒙自住过五个月，我的家也在那里住过两个月。我现在常常想起这个地方，特别是在人事繁忙的时候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, simp.]
- (literary) this life; this world
Synonyms
- (now):
Derived terms
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Verb
現在
- (literary) to remain; to still exist
- (literary) to be alive
- (formal) to be currently at; to be currently in
Synonyms
- (to remain):
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