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 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 费用 費用 fèi yòng cost / expenditure / expense / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] syn 花费 花費 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure syn 出入 chū rù to go out and come in / entrance and exit / expenditure and income / discrepancy / inconsistent syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation 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 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 经费 經費 jīng fèi funds / expenditure / CL:筆|笔[bi3] 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure 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) 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 近况 近況 jìn kuàng recent developments / current situation 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 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 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 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 剪裁 jiǎn cái to tailor (clothes) / to trim (expenditure) syn 现况 現況 xiàn kuàng the current situation 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 入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet 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) 耗资 耗資 hào zī to spend / expenditure / to cost 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 军费 軍費 jūn fèi military expenditure 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 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) 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 节支 節支 jié zhī to save on expenditure 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 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure 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. 浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn 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 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 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 不入时宜 不入時宜 bù rù shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion 切中时弊 切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom) / fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter 因时制宜 因時制宜 yīn shí zhì yí (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation syn 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 这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 