现在 — meaning in English
xiàn zài
Chinese → English · translate English → Chinese instead
English meaning
- instant adj Happening right away, with no delay.
- instantaneous adj Happening so fast it seems to occur at once, with no noticeable delay.
- instantaneously adv In a way that happens immediately, with no perceptible delay.
- now adv At this present moment.
- nowadays adv In the present time, as opposed to the past.
- today adv On the current day.
Senses
现在 is used for these senses in English:
- at present currently, now, at this moment in time, at the present time.
- from now on Starting from this moment and continuing indefinitely.
- instant Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
- instantaneous Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time. [from 17th c.]
- instantaneously Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.
- now At the present time.
- now (often, with the) The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
- nowadays At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]
instant — full definition
- adj Happening right away, with no delay.
- adj Quick and easy to prepare, especially food or drink made by just adding water.
- noun A single very short moment in time.