How to Say ‘Now’ in Traditional Chinese
現在
xiàn zài
[shyen-dzai]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 現在 go after the subject and before the verb: 牠現在是.... They don't go at the end of the sentence the way "now" does in English.
Phrase Breakdown
現在
xiàn zài
[shyen-dzai]
now; at the moment
Refers to the present time or current situation.
我現在每天都早睡。
I go to bed early every day now.
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