CHINESE WORD 232 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1

现在 xiànzài

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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS

What does 现在 mean in Chinese?

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SIMPLIFIED现在

Official syllabus record 现在 · entry 232.

TRADITIONAL現在

The corresponding traditional learning form.

PINYIN + PART OF SPEECHxiànzài

名 · noun

1 LEARNING SENSE

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现在Usage 1 of 1
nown. now

现在几点了?

What time is it now?

CHARACTERS · VERIFIED LOCAL STROKES

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现8 strokesCHARACTER 1 OF 2Inspect and write 现

Verified local stroke-order data is available for this simplified character.

Open stroke order →
在6 strokesCHARACTER 2 OF 2Inspect and write 在

Verified local stroke-order data is available for this simplified character.

Open stroke order →
RECOGNISE → RETRIEVE → USE

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