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现在 Traditional: 現在
Pinyin xiànzài IPA [ɕjɛn˥˩ tsaɪ˥˩] Zhuyin ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #77

Meaning

Now, the present moment — literally "present-exist". 现在几点? asks "what time is it now?".

Examples

现在几点? xiàn zài jǐ diǎn What time is it?
现在读这个。 xiàn zài dú zhè ge Read this now.
现在几点了? xiàn zài jǐ diǎn le What time is it?

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