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 习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation syn 电流 電流 diàn liú an electric current / (old) current intensity 潮流 cháo liú tide / current / trend syn 特制 特製 tè zhì specially made / custom-made 习俗 習俗 xí sú custom / tradition / local tradition / convention syn 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting 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) 定制 定製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) syn 风俗 風俗 fēng sú social custom / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 订制 訂製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 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 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) 民俗 mín sú popular custom syn 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 沿袭 沿襲 yán xí to carry on as before / to follow (an old custom etc) syn 活期 huó qī (banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc) 整流 zhěng liú to rectify (alternating current to direct current) 习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn 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) 随俗 隨俗 suí sú according to custom / to do as local custom requires / do as the Romans do syn 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 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 自定义 自定義 zì dìng yì custom / user-defined 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) 重拾 chóng shí to pick up (a theme etc) / to regain (confidence) / to revive (a custom, friendship etc) 新风 新風 xīn fēng new trend / new custom syn 当世 當世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 古风 古風 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1] syn 流动资产 流動資產 liú dòng zī chǎn (financial reporting) current assets / liquid assets 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 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) 闹洞房 鬧洞房 nào dòng fáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 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 礼俗 禮俗 lǐ sú etiquette / custom syn 逆水 nì shuǐ against the current / upstream 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 俗 sú custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular syn 习 習 xí (bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom syn 居住地 jū zhù dì current address / place of residence syn 旧俗 舊俗 jiù sú former custom / old ways syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 福袋 fú dài fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount 黑潮 hēi cháo Kuroshio current 巨流 jù liú strong current / CL:股[gu3] syn 