眼下
yǎn xià
Pinyin

Definition

眼下
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yǎn xià
  1. now
  2. at present
  3. subocular (medicine)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

眼下养殖场还在建设屋顶光伏发电，未来将利用更多样的清洁能源。”
yǎnxià yǎngzhíchǎng huán zài jiànshè wūdǐng guāngfú fādiàn ，wèilái jiāng lìyòng gèng duōyàng de qīngjié néngyuán 。”
“At the moment, the farm is still building rooftop photovoltaic power generation but once it is completed, I'll be able to use more clean energy in the future. ”
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既然中国自古一直都在南海巡防保安，那里的石油资源也不是第一天被发现，那眼下争端的导火线是什么？
jìrán Zhōngguó zì gǔ yīzhí dōu zài nánhǎi xún fáng bǎoān ，nàlǐ de shíyóuzīyuán yě bù shì dì yī tiān bèi fāxiàn ，nà yǎnxià zhēngduān de dǎohuǒxiàn shì shénme ？
Given that China didn't just find out about the oil and gas reserves recently, as they have engaged in security patrols of the South China Sea since ancient times, what was the trigger for the current dispute?
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哎，各人有各人的路。你别看眼下IT好，可前几年网络泡沫的时候，还不是有一大批人失业。不过说到IT外包，这不是印度的天下吗？
āi ，gè rén yǒu gè rén de lù 。nǐ bié kàn yǎnxià IT hǎo ，kě qián jǐ nián wǎngluò pāomò de shíhou ，hái bù shì yǒu yīdàpī rén shīyè 。bùguò shuōdào IT wàibāo ，zhè bù shì Yìndù de tiānxià ma ？
Ah, different strokes for different folks. Don't just look at how well IT is doing now-- a few years ago, during the Internet bubble, weren't there a bunch of people out of work? But as far as IT outsourcing goes, isn't India still on top?
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