Chinese symbol for “currently”
现在
xiàn zài
Traditional: 現在
now; at present; currently
The closest CC-CEDICT match for currently is 现在 (xiàn zài), defined as: now; at present; currently.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “currently”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 这一阵子 (這一陣子) | zhè yī zhèn zi | recently; currently |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 现在.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off |
| 现场 (現場) | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 在于 (在於) | zài yú | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “currently”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.