現在

See also: 现在

Chinese

		appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
trad. (現在)		現	在
simp. (现在)		现	在
variant forms		見在／见在 archaic

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiànzài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): щүанзэ (xyanze, II-I) / щянзэ (xi͡anze, III-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ zoi⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): xien⁵ 'cai⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hien-chhai / hian-chhai
• Min Dong (BUC): hiêng-câi
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-chǎi / hiān-chāi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hing⁷ zai⁶ / hêng⁷ zai⁶ / hiang⁷ zai⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhi ze (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): xian⁵ zai⁵

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: xiànzài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianntzay
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 現在／现在 見在／见在

  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: щүанзэ (xyanze, II-I) / щянзэ (xi͡anze, III-III)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕyæ̃⁵¹ t͡sɛː²⁴/, /ɕiæ̃⁴⁴ t͡sɛː⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: jin⁶ zoi⁶
    • Yale: yihn joih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ dzoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ zoi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² t͡sɔːi̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 現在／现在 見在／见在

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xien⁵ 'cai⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn¹¹ ˈt͡sʰai¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-chhai
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien cai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ cai⁴
    • IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ t͡sʰa̯i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-chhai
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian cai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ cai⁴
    • IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ t͡sʰa̯i⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hiêng-câi
    • IPA ^(key): /hieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɑi²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-chǎi
    • Tâi-lô: hiān-tsǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡saɪ²²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-chāi
    • Tâi-lô: hiān-tsāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnzai
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡saɪ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡saɪ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hing⁷ zai⁶ / hêng⁷ zai⁶ / hiang⁷ zai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng tsăi / hēng tsăi / hiāng tsăi
    • IPA ^(key): /hiŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/, /heŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/, /hiaŋ¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/

Note:

• hing7 zai6 - Chaozhou;
• hêng7 zai6 - Jieyang;
• hiang7 zai6 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: hhi ze (T3)
  • IPA ^(key): /ɦi²² z̻e̞⁴⁴/

Xiang

• (Changsha)
  • Wiktionary: xian⁵ zai⁵
  • IPA ^(key): /ɕiæn²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sai²¹⁻¹¹/

---

• Middle Chinese: /ɦen^H  d͡zʌi^X|d͡zʌi^H/▼

Rime
Character	現	在	在
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	從 (15)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	咍 (41)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I	I
Fanqie	胡甸切	昨宰切	昨代切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦenH/	/d͡zʌiX/	/d͡zʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦenH/	/d͡zəiX/	/d͡zəiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛnH/	/d͡zɒiX/	/d͡zɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛnH/	/d͡zəjX/	/d͡zəjH/
Li Rong	/ɣenH/	/d͡zᴀiX/	/d͡zᴀiH/
Wang Li	/ɣienH/	/d͡zɒiX/	/d͡zɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣienH/	/d͡zʱɑ̆iX/	/d͡zʱɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàn	zài	zài

Noun

現在

1. 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?

   倒計時現在開始！ / 倒计时现在开始！  ―  Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ!  ―  The countdown starts now!

   我現在沒有辦法工作。 [MSC, trad.]
   我现在没有办法工作。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiànzài méiyǒu bànfǎ gōngzuò. [Pinyin]

   There's no way I can work now.

   火車三點開，你現在去還來得及。 [MSC, trad.]
   火车三点开，你现在去还来得及。 [MSC, simp.]

   Huǒchē sān diǎn kāi, nǐ xiànzài qù hái láidejí. [Pinyin]

   The train leaves at three. You can still make it if you go now.

2. (literary) this life; this world

Derived terms

• 一天一個現在／一天一个现在
• 到現在／到现在 (dào xiànzài)

• 現在分詞／现在分词 (xiànzài fēncí)
• 現在時／现在时 (xiànzàishí)

See also

• 目前 (mùqián)

Verb

現在

1. (literary) to exist
2. (literary) to be alive
3. (formal) to be currently at; to be currently in

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	在
げん Grade: 5	ざい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) げ​んざい [géꜜǹzàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nd͡za̠i]

Noun

現在 (hiragana げんざい, rōmaji genzai)

1. the present, now

Adverb

現在 (hiragana げんざい, rōmaji genzai)

1. now, at present
   • From the Debian とは一体何ですか? (“WHAT is Debian?”) in the Debian について (“About Debian”) homepage

     Debianは、現在Linuxカーネルを利用しています。

     Debianは、げんざいLinuxカーネルをりようしています。

     Debianwa, genzai Linux kāneru o riyō shite imasu.

     Debian is currently using the Linux kernel.

Synonyms

• 今 (いま) (ima)
• 現 (げん)時 (じ)点 (てん) (genjiten)

See also

• 過 (か)去 (こ) (kako): (n.) the past
• 未来 (みらい) (mirai): (n.) the future

---

Korean

Hanja in this term
現	在

Noun

現在 • (hyeonjae) (hangeul 현재)

1. Hanja form^? of 현재 (“the present time”).

---

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
現	在

Noun

現在

1. Hán tự form of hiện tại (“the present”).