How to Say ‘Now’ in Traditional Chinese
現在
xiàn zài
[xiànzài]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 現在 go near the front of the sentence, before what happens: 現在三點半 is literally "now three-o'clock-half". No 是 "is" is needed between them.
Phrase Breakdown
現在
xiàn zài
[xiànzài]
now
At the present moment or time.
我現在正在工作。
I am working right now.
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