现 (xiàn) means Appear (present - now). Below are 24 of the 177 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
经理 现 在很忙。
Jīnglǐ xiànzài hěn máng.
The manager is very busy right now.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 经理
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From the graded readers
现 在是晚上，不下雨了。
xiànzài shì wǎnshang, bù xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào.
It's evening now and the rain has stopped.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · The Weather Today
现 在我会说一点儿汉语了。
xiànzài wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn ér hànyǔ le / liǎo / liào.
Now I can speak a little Chinese.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese
现 在这个房间已经像我的家了。
xiànzài zhège fángjiān yǐjīng xiàng wǒ de(possessive) jiā le / liǎo / liào.
Now the room already feels like home.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
到家以后我才发 现 手机不见了。
dào jiā yǐhòu wǒ cái fāxiàn shǒujī bùjiàn le / liǎo / liào.
It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was gone.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
原来的位置上 现 在是一个超市。
yuánlái de / dì wèizhi shàng xiànzài shì yīgè chāo shì.
In its place there was now a supermarket.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
后来我发 现 ，事情并不是这样。
hòulái wǒ fāxiàn, shìqing bìngbúshì zhèyàng.
Later I found that wasn't how it worked.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
我问她：“你们 现 在还联系吗？”
wǒ wèn tā:" nǐmen xiànzài hái / huán liánxì mǎ?"
I asked her, "Are you still in touch?"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
我在家休息了两天， 现 在已经好了。
wǒ zàijiā xiūxi le / liǎo / liào liǎng tiān, xiànzài yǐjīng hǎo / hào le / liǎo / liào.
I rested at home for two days, and I'm better now.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
From the travel phrasebook
现 货，明天发。
Xiànhuò, míngtiān fā.
In stock, ships tomorrow.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
我 现 在不方便。
Wǒ xiànzài bù fāngbiàn.
It's not a good moment for me.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
你好，这个有 现 货吗？
Nǐ hǎo, zhège yǒu xiànhuò ma?
Hello, is this in stock?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
From the grammar library
现 在两点半。
Xiànzài liǎng diǎn bàn.
It's half past two.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 二 vs 两 — two ways to say two
现 appears in 177 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 现
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Questions about 现
How is 现 used in a sentence?
This page shows 177 sentences using 现 (xiàn, "Appear (present - now)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 现 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 现 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 现?
The dictionary page for 现 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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