Definition
现 as a time word means 'now' or 'currently', placed before verbs to indicate the present moment (现做 'made now', 现有 'currently have'). It also modifies nouns as an adjective meaning 'existing' or 'current' (现房 'existing house', 现代 'modern era'). The verb sense 'to appear' (出现) is less common for this POS tag.
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(time word) nowcurrently
adjective
existingcurrent
Examples
- 。Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng xiàn shí hěn chángjiàn.This situation is now very common.
- 现。xiàn fáng bǐ qī fáng guì de duō.Existing houses are much more expensive than pre-sale houses.
- 。xiàn jiēduàn de zhòngdiǎn gōngzuò shì tígāo zhìliàng.The key work at the current stage is to improve quality.
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