现在 xiànzài▶ ahora

Stroke order

现在 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 现 — 8 strokes
• 在 — 6 strokes

Example sentences

• 现在下雨。Xiànzài xià yǔ.It is raining now.
• 现在几点了Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?What time is it now?

Related words

• 在en
• 正在estar siendo
• 发现encontrar, descubrir
• 出现Aparecer
• 实在realmente, de verdad
• 现金efectivo

现在 is pronounced xiànzài and means “ahora”. It is part of the HSK 1 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 现在 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.