xiànzài

Usages of xiànzài

她tā 现在xiànzài 在zài 学习xuéxí 呢ne。tā xiànzài zài xuéxí ne.
She is studying now.
他tā 现在xiànzài 在zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò 呢ne。tā xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò ne.
He is working at the company now.
我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 在zài 学校xuéxiào 学习xuéxí。wǒmen xiànzài zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
We are studying at school now.
你nǐ 现在xiànzài 在zài 哪儿nǎr 呢ne?nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ne?
Where are you now?
你nǐ 现在xiànzài 要yào 吃chī 早饭zǎofàn, 还是háishi 先xiān 去qù 公司gōngsī?nǐ xiànzài yào chī zǎofàn, háishi xiān qù gōngsī?
Do you want to eat breakfast now, or go to the company first?
当然dāngrán, 你nǐ 现在xiànzài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 她tā, 或者huòzhě 我wǒ 来lái 告诉gàosu 她tā, 都dōu 可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
你nǐ 应该yīnggāi 现在xiànzài 去qù 吃chī 早饭zǎofàn 吧ba?nǐ yīnggāi xiànzài qù chī zǎofàn ba?
You should go eat breakfast now, okay?
你nǐ 想xiǎng 现在xiànzài 去qù, 还是háishi 晚上wǎnshang 去qù?nǐ xiǎng xiànzài qù, háishi wǎnshang qù?
Do you want to go now or in the evening?
她tā 现在xiànzài 在zài 家jiā 做饭zuòfàn 呢ne。tā xiànzài zài jiā zuòfàn ne.
She is cooking at home now.
她tā 现在xiànzài 懂dǒng 了le, 我wǒ 也yě 懂dǒng 了le。tā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
Now she understands, and I understand too.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 上班shàngbān 了le, 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 来lái。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 走zǒu 吧ba。wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.
Let's go now.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 就jiù 去qù。wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
I’ll go right now.
你nǐ 别bié 现在xiànzài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà, 她tā 正在zhèngzài 休息xiūxi 呢ne。nǐ bié xiànzài dǎ diànhuà, tā zhèngzài xiūxi ne.
Don't call now; she is resting.
她tā 现在xiànzài 住zhù 在zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān, 坐zuò 地铁dìtiě 很hěn 方便fāngbiàn。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
她tā 生病shēngbìng 了le 两liǎng 天tiān, 现在xiànzài 身体shēntǐ 比bǐ 以前yǐqián 好hǎo 多duō 了le。tā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 去qù 银行yínháng 比较bǐjiào 合适héshì。wǒmen xiànzài qù yínháng bǐjiào héshì.
It’s a good time for us to go to the bank now.
你nǐ 现在xiànzài 有空yǒukòng 吗ma? 我们wǒmen 先xiān 结束jiéshù 这zhè 件jiàn 事情shìqíng, 再zài 继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
这zhè 双shuāng 鞋子xiézi 走zǒu 过guò 很hěn 多duō 马路mǎlù, 现在xiànzài 很hěn 脏zāng, 洗xǐ 起来qǐlái 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 麻烦máfan。zhè shuāng xiézi zǒu guò hěn duō mǎlù, xiànzài hěn zāng, xǐ qǐlái yǒudiǎnr máfan.
These shoes have walked across many roads and are very dirty now; washing them is a bit of a hassle.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 一点儿yìdiǎnr 也yě 不bú 饿è, 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 饱bǎo 了le。wǒ xiànzài yìdiǎnr yě bú è, yǐjīng hěn bǎo le.
I’m not hungry at all now; I’m already very full.
我wǒ 很hěn 喜欢xǐhuan 这zhè 位wèi 阿姨āyí, 现xiàn在zài 也yě 常常chángcháng 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电diàn话huà 聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
我wǒ 姐姐jiějie 已经yǐjīng 大学dàxué 毕业bìyè 了le, 现在xiànzài 在zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
现在xiànzài 交通jiāotōng 很hěn 发达fādá, 从cóng 郊区jiāoqū 到dào 市中心shìzhōngxīn 的de 地铁dìtiě 常常chángcháng 很hěn 满mǎn, 要yào 坐zuò 四十sìshí 分钟fēnzhōng, 比bǐ 公交车gōngjiāochē 方便fāngbiàn。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
我Wǒ 现 在xiànzài 住zhù 在zài 学校xuéxiào 宿舍sùshè。Wǒ xiànzài zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.
I now live in the school dormitory.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 回huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxi。wǒ xiànzài yào huí sùshè xiūxi.
I want to go back to the dorm to rest now.
他tā 现在xiànzài 像xiàng 我wǒ 一样yíyàng 在zài 这zhè 个gè 城市chéngshì 学xué 中文zhōngwén。tā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.
他Tā 从小cóngxiǎo 爱ài 听tīng 故事gùshi, 现在xiànzài 想xiǎng 当dāng 小说家xiǎoshuōjiā。Tā cóngxiǎo ài tīng gùshi, xiànzài xiǎng dāng xiǎoshuōjiā.
Ever since he was little, he has loved listening to stories, and now he wants to be a novelist.
如果rúguǒ 你nǐ 想xiǎng 考好kǎohǎo 明天míngtiān 的de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì, 就jiù 得děi 现在xiànzài 认真rènzhēn 复习fùxí。rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.
医生yīshēng 已经yǐjīng 给gěi 我wǒ 开处方kāichǔfāng 了le, 我wǒ 现在xiànzài 去qù 药店yàodiàn 拿ná 药yào。yīshēng yǐjīng gěi wǒ kāichǔfāng le, wǒ xiànzài qù yàodiàn ná yào.
The doctor has already written me a prescription, and I’m going to the pharmacy to get the medicine now.
要是yàoshi 你nǐ 现在xiànzài 不bù 休息xiūxi, 晚上wǎnshang 会huì 很hěn 累lèi。yàoshi nǐ xiànzài bù xiūxi, wǎnshang huì hěn lèi.
If you don’t rest now, you’ll be very tired tonight.
我Wǒ 忘记wàngjì 了le 账号zhànghào 的de 密码mìmǎ, 所以suǒyǐ 现在xiànzài 不bù 能néng 登录dēnglù。Wǒ wàngjì le zhànghào de mìmǎ, suǒyǐ xiànzài bù néng dēnglù.
I forgot the password for my account, so I can’t log in now.
快递kuàidì 已经yǐjīng 送到sòngdào 我wǒ 家jiā 了le, 我wǒ 现在xiànzài 就jiù 去qù 签收qiānshōu。kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào wǒ jiā le, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù qiānshōu.
The delivery has already been delivered to my home, and I’ll go sign for it right now.
我wǒ 知道zhīdào 你nǐ 现在xiànzài 很hěn 着急zháojí, 可是kěshì 越yuè 着急zháojí 越yuè 容易róngyì 写错xiěcuò。wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài hěn zháojí, kěshì yuè zháojí yuè róngyì xiěcuò.
I know you’re very anxious right now, but the more anxious you are, the easier it is to write things wrong.
我wǒ 把bǎ 耳机ěrjī 放fàng 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian 了le, 可是kěshì 现在xiànzài 找zhǎo 不bú 到dào 了le。wǒ bǎ ěrjī fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le, kěshì xiànzài zhǎo bú dào le.
I put the earphones on the table, but now I can’t find them.
要不是yàobúshì 她tā 出门chūmén 前qián 又yòu 看kàn 了le 一下yíxià 门mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu 锁suǒ 好hǎo, 我wǒ 可能kěnéng 现在xiànzài 还hái 在zài 担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
我wǒ 把bǎ 眼镜yǎnjìng 放fàng 在zài 家jiā 里li 了le, 所以suǒyǐ 现在xiànzài 看不清楚kànbùqīngchu。wǒ bǎ yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, suǒyǐ xiànzài kànbùqīngchu.
I left my glasses at home, so I can’t see clearly now.
我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 收帐篷shōuzhàngpeng 吧ba。wǒmen xiànzài shōuzhàngpeng ba.
Let's pack up the tent now.
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