了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn 现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn 今天 jīn tiān today / the present time / now syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 刚才 剛纔 gāng cái just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2]) syn 这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn 有时 有時 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. syn 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present syn 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 如今 rú jīn nowadays / now syn 此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn 至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn 从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on / since then / henceforth syn 此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn 今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn 往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn 眼下 yǎn xià now / at present / (anatomy) subocular syn 从今 從今 cóng jīn from now on syn 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn 至此 zhì cǐ up until now / so far syn 现今 現今 xiàn jīn now / nowadays / modern syn 里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn 而今 ér jīn now / at the present (time) syn 暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now / for the time being / temporarily syn 时下 時下 shí xià at present / right now syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now / times have changed syn 国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom) / peace and prosperity syn 素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) syn 神经衰弱 神經衰弱 shén jīng shuāi ruò nervous exhaustion / neurasthenia / mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression) syn 方才 fāng cái just now / then syn 大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow 分晓 分曉 fēn xiǎo the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands syn 间或 間或 jiàn huò occasionally / now and then syn 古今 gǔ jīn then and now / ancient and modern 长安 長安 cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an 一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now 适才 適才 shì cái just now / a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular) syn 现下 現下 xiàn xià now / at this moment syn 中南海 zhōng nán hǎi Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council 忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn 从今以后 從今以後 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on / henceforward 大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) syn 南苑 nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing 光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day 汴京 biàn jīng Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan 交趾 jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam 生米煮成熟饭 生米煮成熟飯 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom) syn 兹 茲 zī now / here / this / time / year syn 召 shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province syn 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far / up to now / still (not) syn 安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area" 适 適 shì to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue syn 青瓦台 青瓦臺 qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park 甫 fǔ (classical) barely / just / just now syn 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn 蜀 shǔ short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 盐井 鹽井 yán jǐng Yanjing, common place name / former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet 寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn 七国集团 七國集團 qī guó jí tuán G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia) 在眼前 zài yǎn qián now / at the present 瀛台 瀛臺 yíng tái Yingtai, artificial island in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1nan2hai3], now serves as the site to host national banquets and receptions 磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread syn 和平 hé píng peace / peaceful syn 平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn 安息 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace syn 马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 太平 tài píng peace and security syn 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 和谈 和談 hé tán peace talks syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 和约 和約 hé yuē peace treaty syn 橄榄枝 橄欖枝 gǎn lǎn zhī olive branch / symbol of peace 托尔斯泰 托爾斯泰 tuō ěr sī tài Tolstoy (name) / Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平 安乐 安樂 ān lè peace and happiness syn 讲和 講和 jiǎng hé to make peace / to reconcile syn 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) syn 排解 pái jiě to mediate / to reconcile / to make peace / to intervene syn 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor syn 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.) 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén to keep the peace / to patch up a quarrel (idiom) syn 和平谈判 和平談判 hé píng tán pàn peace negotiations syn 小康 xiǎo kāng moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity syn 康乐 康樂 kāng lè peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation syn 金大中 jīn dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000 和会 和會 hé huì peace conference 承平 chéng píng (successive periods of) peace and prosperity / peaceful syn 安泰 ān tài at peace / healthy and secure 