# 现在 (xiànzài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 现在 (xiànzài) means “now”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: now
- Pinyin: xiànzài (xian4 zai4)
- Traditional: 現在
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 现在几点了？
  Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
  What time is it now?

## Characters

- 现 (xiàn): to appear; present
- [在](https://hanziro.com/word/zai-at/) (zài): at; in

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-zai-now/

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