现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn 本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 危机 危機 wēi jī crisis / CL:個|个[ge4] 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 风暴 風暴 fēng bào storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) syn 难关 難關 nán guān difficulty / crisis syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation syn 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 风尚 風尚 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things syn 电流 電流 diàn liú an electric current / (old) current intensity 潮流 cháo liú tide / current / trend syn 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting syn 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis syn 本月 běn yuè this month / the current month 现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently / current (president etc) / incumbent / (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis syn 近况 近況 jìn kuàng recent developments / current situation 现行 現行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current syn 风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 行情 háng qíng market price / quotation of market price / the current market situation syn 流向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn 电波 電波 diàn bō electric wave / alternating current syn 激流 jī liú torrent / torrential current / whitewater syn 本届 本屆 běn jiè current / this year 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 现况 現況 xiàn kuàng the current situation 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 直流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC) 现时 現時 xiàn shí current syn 现年 現年 xiàn nián (a person's) current age syn 暖流 nuǎn liú warm current / (fig.) warm feeling 奔流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current syn 正名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) 洋流 yáng liú ocean current syn 经济危机 經濟危機 jīng jì wēi jī economic crisis syn 时局 時局 shí jú current political situation syn 洪流 hóng liú a powerful current / a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas) syn 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance) 时势 時勢 shí shì current situation / circumstances / current trend syn 国情 國情 guó qíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country / current state of a country 学籍 學籍 xué jí registration as a current student 改版 gǎi bǎn to revise the current edition / revised edition 寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn 圣上 聖上 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor syn 直流电 直流電 zhí liú diàn direct current 时价 時價 shí jià current price 时政 時政 shí zhèng current politics / political situation of the time syn 活期 huó qī (banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc) 整流 zhěng liú to rectify (alternating current to direct current) 交流电 交流電 jiāo liú diàn alternating current 整流器 zhěng liú qì rectifier (transforming alternating electric current to direct current) 年内 年內 nián nèi during the current year 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn 应届 應屆 yīng jiè this year's / the current year's 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 应届毕业生 應屆畢業生 yīng jiè bì yè shēng student graduating in the current year / recent graduate 本年度 běn nián dù this year / the current year 这个月 這個月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month 新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc) 金融危机 金融危機 jīn róng wēi jī financial crisis 当世 當世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 流动资产 流動資產 liú dòng zī chǎn (financial reporting) current assets / liquid assets 顺水 順水 shùn shuǐ with the current 时讯 時訊 shí xùn news / current events 逆变 逆變 nì biàn reversing (e.g. electric current) 江流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current syn 本朝 běn cháo the current dynasty 伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits) 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) syn 逆水 nì shuǐ against the current / upstream 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 流水账 流水賬 liú shuǐ zhàng day-to-day account / current account 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 变价 變價 biàn jià to appraise at the current rate 汤 湯 shāng rushing current syn 居住地 jū zhù dì current address / place of residence syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 水危机 水危機 shuǐ wēi jī water crisis 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 黑潮 hēi cháo Kuroshio current 巨流 jù liú strong current / CL:股[gu3] syn 洄 huí eddying / whirling (of water) / to go against the current 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain syn 混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 syn 借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas / to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss 挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom) / faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient syn 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 