xiànzài

now

Usages of xiànzài

• 她tā 现在xiànzài 在zài 学习xuéxí 呢ne。: She is studying now.
• 他tā 现在xiànzài 在zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò 呢ne。: He is working at the company now.
• 我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 在zài 学校xuéxiào 学习xuéxí。: We are studying at school now.
• 你nǐ 现在xiànzài 在zài 哪儿nǎr 呢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？: 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。: 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？: You should go eat breakfast now, okay?
• 你nǐ 想xiǎng 现在xiànzài 去qù， 还是háishi 晚上wǎnshang 去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。: She is cooking at home now.
• 她tā 现在xiànzài 懂dǒng 了le， 我wǒ 也yě 懂dǒng 了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。: I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
• 我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài 走zǒu 吧ba。: Let's go now.
• 我wǒ 现在xiànzài 就jiù 去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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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bù 饿è， 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 饱bǎo 了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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: I now live in the school dormitory.
• 我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 回huí 宿舍sùshè 休息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。: 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。: 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。: If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.

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