现 (現)
xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

现 (現)
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xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. present
  3. now
  4. existing
  5. current

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

出现
chū xiàn
  1. 1 to appear
  2. 2 to arise
  3. 3 to emerge
  4. 4 to show up
现在
xiàn zài
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 at present
  3. 3 at the moment
  4. 4 modern
  5. 5 current
  6. 6 nowadays
发现
fā xiàn
  1. 1 to find
  2. 2 to discover
呈现
chéng xiàn
  1. 1 to appear
  2. 2 to emerge
  3. 3 to present (a certain appearance)
  4. 4 to demonstrate
实现
shí xiàn
  1. 1 to achieve
  2. 2 to implement
  3. 3 to realize
  4. 4 to bring about

Idioms (8)

安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
  1. 1 to take things as they are (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave a situation as it is
  3. 3 to be happy with the status quo
时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
  1. 1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. 2 intermittently visible
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
  1. 1 lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. 2 flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. 3 short-lived
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
  1. 1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
  2. 2 vivid and realistic
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
  1. 1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
  2. 2 vivid and realistic

Sample Sentences

现在很多学生，上课的时候不是在打盹儿，就是在和哥们儿聊天儿，没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了，很不是滋味儿。
xiànzài hěnduō xuésheng ，shàngkè de shíhou búshi zài dǎdǔnr ，jiùshì zài hé gēmenr liáotiānr ，méi jǐge hǎohāor tīngkè 、bǎ lǎoshī dāng huí shìr de 。lǎoshī men kàn le ，hěn búshi zīwèier 。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
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现在已经深夜十二点了，他还在工作。
xiànzài yǐjīng shēnyè shíèrdiǎn le ，tā hái zài gōngzuò 。
It’s now midnight, yet he’s still at work.
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现在下班了，请你明天再来吧。
xiànzài xiàbān le ，qǐng nǐ míngtiān zài lái ba 。
It’s after office hours now, please come back again tomorrow.
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那王总，您现在有空吗？
nà Wáng zǒng ，nín xiànzài yǒukòng ma ？
Then Mr. Wang, do you have time right now?
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要不这样，择日不如撞日，我们今晚吃顿饭吧，我现在就去接您。
yàobù zhèyàng ，zérìbùrúzhuàngrì ，wǒmen jīnwǎn chī dùn fàn ba ，wǒ xiànzài jiù qù jiē nín 。
What about this? There's no better day than today, let's have dinner this evening. I'll go pick you up right now.
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现在啊，现在倒是有点时间。
xiànzài a ，xiànzài dàoshi yǒu diǎn shíjiān 。
I actually have some free time now.
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到后来才发现爱你是一种习惯，我学会和你说一样的谎。
dào hòulái cái fāxiàn ài nǐ shì yīzhǒng xíguàn ，wǒ xuéhuì hé nǐ shuō yīyàng de huǎng 。
It was only later that I figured that loving you was a habit. I’ve learned to tell lies like you did.
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你竟敢打小报告！要是主管发现了，之后给你放冷箭怎么办？
nǐ jìnggǎn dǎxiǎobàogào ！yàoshi zhǔguǎn fāxiàn le ，zhīhòu gěi nǐ fànglěngjiàn zěnmebàn ？
How could you snitch on the manager! What happens if he finds out and then stabs your back afterwards?
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李秀英这种人之后一定会露出马脚，你干嘛现在自毁前途呢？
Lǐxiùyīng zhèzhǒng rén zhīhòu yīdìng huì lùchūmǎjiǎo ，nǐ gànmá xiànzài zìhuǐqiántú ne ？
Xiuying Li will eventually show her true colors, why would you ruin your own career now?
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一看到酸的食物就不自觉地流下口水是一种后天形成的条件反射现象。
yī kàn dào suān de shíwù jiù bùzìjué de liú xià kǒushuǐ shì yīzhǒng hòutiān xíngchéng de tiáojiànfǎnshè xiànxiàng 。
It is an acquired conditioned reflex that one drools unconsciously when seeing sour food.
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