What does 现在 mean in Chinese?

现在 (xiàn zài) means "now" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 现在 in a sentence?

我现在很忙。 (Wǒ xiànzài hěn máng.) — I am busy now.

Pinyin: xiàn zài

now

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🕐 Time

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我现在很忙。

Wǒ xiànzài hěn máng.

I am busy now.

What 现在 means

现在 (xiàn zài) is a Chinese word meaning “now”. It belongs to the Time topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

月 yuè month; moon 日 rì day; date 年 nián year 点 diǎn o'clock 分钟 fēn zhōng minute 时候 shí hòu time; moment 今天 jīn tiān today 明天 míng tiān tomorrow 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday 上午 shàng wǔ morning 下午 xià wǔ afternoon 中午 zhōng wǔ noon

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