现在 (xiàn zài): meaning and stroke order
现在 (xiàn zài) means now; at present; currently.
现在
- Simplified
- 现在
- Traditional
- 現在
- Pinyin
- xiàn zài
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Stroke order of 现在
现
- xiàn to appear; present
- 8 strokes
- Traditional form: 現
Stroke by stroke
在
- zài to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- 6 strokes
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Meaning of 现在
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xiàn zài
Traditional 現在
- now; at present; currently
Radicals of the characters
- 现
- Radical 玉 (Kangxi radical 96) · 8 strokes · 𤣩 on the left, 见 on the right
- 在
- Radical 土 (Kangxi radical 32) · 6 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
现在 in our stories
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现在，人们新年也穿红色。
xiànzài rénmen xīnnián yě chuān hóngsè
Today people still wear red at New Year.
From the story The story of Nian HSK 1
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现在，她上楼一点儿也不累，睡觉也睡得很好。
xiànzài tā shàng lóu yìdiǎnr yě bú lèi shuìjiào yě shuì de hěn hǎo
Now she isn't tired at all on the stairs, and she sleeps well too.
From the story A little more every day HSK 2
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孟凯紧张得手都出汗了，但是他知道，现在回去拿已经来不及了。
Mèng Kǎi jǐnzhāng de shǒu dōu chū hàn le dànshì tā zhīdao xiànzài huíqu ná yǐjīng láibují le
Meng Kai was so nervous his hands were sweating, but he knew there was no time to go back for it.
From the story Three circles HSK 4
Stories using 现在
- The story of Nian HSK 1
- A little more every day HSK 2
- Three circles HSK 4
- The piano at midnight HSK 4
- A second chance HSK 5
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).