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

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• 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 t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-chhai
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian cai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ cai⁴
    • IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵/
• 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/

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• 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.

   • 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.]
     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.]

     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.

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

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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

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Korean

Hanja in this term
現	在

Noun

現在 • (hyeonjae) (hangeul 현재)

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

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
現	在

Noun

現在

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