现在 (xiànzài) means Now (at present). Below are 24 of the 30 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
现在 是三点一刻。
Xiànzài shì sān diǎn yí kè.
It is now a quarter past three.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 刻
现在 是十点零五分。
Xiànzài shì shí diǎn líng wǔ fēn.
It is now five past ten.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 零
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
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
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
现在 晚上安静多了，我们也成了朋友。
xiànzài wǎnshang ānjìng duōle, wǒmen yě chèngle péngyou.
It's much quieter now — and we've become friends.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
现在 几乎没有人写信了，所以我很吃惊。
xiànzài jīhū méiyǒu rén xiěxìn le / liǎo / liào, suǒyǐ wǒ hěn chījīng.
Almost nobody writes letters now, so I was surprised.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
现在 我的中文比以前好多了，我很感谢她。
xiànzài wǒ de(possessive) zhōngwén bǐ yǐqián hǎoduō le / liǎo / liào, wǒ hěn gǎnxiè tā.
My Chinese is much better than before now, and I'm grateful to her.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
From the travel phrasebook
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
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
现在 appears in 30 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.
Questions about 现在
How is 现在 used in a sentence?
This page shows 30 sentences using 现在 (xiànzài, "Now (at present)"), 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.
Is 现在 an HSK word?
Yes — 现在 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 现在?
The dictionary page for 现在 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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