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現在

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Chinese

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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
alternative forms 見在/见在 archaic

Etymology

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"the present; now"
Originally a Buddhist calque of Sanskrit प्रत्युत्पन्न (pratyutpanna, “present; existing at the present moment”, past participle), from प्रति (prati, “upon; near; toward”) + उत्पन्न (utpanna, “occurred; arisen; mentioned”), from the verb root पद् (pad, “to go”).

Pronunciation

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

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
Baxter henH dzojX dzojH
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣienH/ /d͡zʱɑ̆iX/ /d͡zʱɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiàn zài zài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jin6 zoi6 zoi6

Noun

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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
    現在的情況/现在的情况  ―  xiànzài de qíngkuàng  ―  the current situation
    現在還早/现在还早  ―  xiànzài hái zǎo  ―  It's still early.
    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! [MSC, trad.]
    倒计时现在开始! [MSC, simp.]
    Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ! [Pinyin]
    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.
    原來認為辦不到的事,現在辦到了。 [MSC, trad.]
    原来认为办不到的事,现在办到了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuánlái rènwéi bàn bù dào de shì, xiànzài bàn dào le. [Pinyin]
    What was thought impossible has now been done.
    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.
    舊電視節目比現在的電視節目好多吧! [MSC, trad.]
    旧电视节目比现在的电视节目好多吧! [MSC, simp.]
    Jiù diànshìjiémù bǐ xiànzài de diànshìjiémù hǎoduō ba! [Pinyin]
    The old television shows are much better than the current television shows!
  2. (literary) this life; this world

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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現在

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

Synonyms

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  • (to remain):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
現 在
げん
Grade: 5
ざい
Grade: 5
goon

Pronunciation

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Noun

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現(げん)在(ざい) • (genzai) 

  1. the present, now

Adverb

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現(げん)在(ざい) • (genzai) 

  1. now, at present

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
現在

Noun

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現在 • (hyeonjae) (hangeul 현재)

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
現在

Noun

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現在

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