现 meaning and pronunciation

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现 English definition

xiàn

  • to appear
  • present
  • now
  • existing
  • current

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : courageous; valiant;
  • : county;
  • : statute; constitution;
  • : abbr. for 峴首山|岘首山[Xian4 shou3 shan1]; Mt Xianshou in Hubei; steep hill; used in place names;
  • : constitution
  • : valiant; wrathful;
  • : to appear (of sun);
  • : to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old);
  • : offer
  • : Japanese variant of 縣|县; Japanese prefecture;
  • : goggle-eyed;
  • : county
  • 线 : thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1];
  • : to envy; to covet
  • : gland;
  • : pitfall; trap (archaic);
  • : amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus);
  • : Amaranth
  • : half-grown beans; variant of 餡|馅[xian4];
  • : vehicle for transporting prisoners;
  • : limit; bound; to set a limit (on);
  • : Japanese variant of 陷[xian4];
  • : pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect;
  • : graupel; snow pellet; soft hail;
  • : stuffing; forcemeat; filling;

Sentences examples with 现

  • 现在,我的女儿四岁了。
    Xiànzài, wǒ de nǚ'ér sì suìle.
  • 现在几点了?
    Xiànzài jǐ diǎnle?
  • 现在是下午 3的20。
    Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ 3 de 20.
  • 现在十二点了。
    Xiànzài shí'èr diǎnle.
  • 我很喜欢现在的工作。
    Wǒ hěn xǐhuān xiànzài de gōngzuò.

Words containing 现, by HSK level