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 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 表 錶 biǎo watch (timepiece) / meter / gauge syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 计 計 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge 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 读数 讀數 dú shù reading / data from meter 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting syn 节拍 節拍 jié pāi beat (music) / meter 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) 仪表 儀表 yí biǎo appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument) 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 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 公尺 gōng chǐ meter (unit of length) syn 韵律 韻律 yùn lǜ cadence / rhythm / rhyme scheme / meter (in verse) / (linguistics) prosody 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 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 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 平方米 píng fāng mǐ square meter 度数 度數 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 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) 微米 wēi mǐ micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter) 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 血压计 血壓計 xuè yā jì blood pressure meter / sphygmomanometer 电表 電表 diàn biǎo power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter 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 平米 píng mǐ square meter / short for 平方米 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) 计价器 計價器 jì jià qì fare meter / taximeter 年内 年內 nián nèi during the current year 立方米 lì fāng mǐ cubic meter (unit of volume) 土方 tǔ fāng cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement) / excavated soil / earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]) / (TCM) folk remedy syn 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 水表 shuǐ biǎo water meter / indicator of water level 量表 liáng biǎo gauge / meter / scale 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) 照度计 照度計 zhào dù jì lux meter / light meter 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 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 测速仪 測速儀 cè sù yí velocimeter / sound velocity meter 米 mǐ uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 汤 湯 shāng rushing current syn 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] 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 