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"now (..., now...)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
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
生米做成熟饭 生米做成熟飯 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
安南 ān nán Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
作辍 作輟 zuò chuò now working, now stopping
后日 後日 hòu rì the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
忽隐忽现 忽隱忽現 hū yǐn hū xiàn intermittent / now you see it, now you don't
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
生米熟饭 生米熟飯 shēng mǐ shú fàn abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now.
直到现在 直到現在 zhí dào xiàn zài even now / until now / right up to the present
忽冷忽热 忽冷忽熱 hū lěng hū rè now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn
今天 jīn tiān today / the present time / now 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
这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current
此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn
刚才 剛纔 gāng cái just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2]) syn
眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present syn
如今 rú jīn nowadays / now syn
有时 有時 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then syn
至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn
今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn
从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on / since then / henceforth syn
此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn
不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn
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
至此 zhì cǐ up until now / so far syn
方才 fāng cái just now / then syn
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn
迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn
眼下 yǎn xià now / at present / (anatomy) subocular syn
现今 現今 xiàn jīn now / nowadays / modern syn
时下 時下 shí xià at present / right now syn
古今 gǔ jīn then and now / ancient and modern
而今 ér jīn now / at the present (time) syn
了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now / for the time being / temporarily 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
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
素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) 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
从今以后 從今以後 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on / henceforward
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
间或 間或 jiàn huò occasionally / now and then syn
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
今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now / times have changed syn
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
现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current 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
汴京 biàn jīng Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
分晓 分曉 fēn xiǎo the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands syn
失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving 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
才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn
交趾 jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn
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
大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow
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
安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
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
适 適 shì to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue syn
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
召 shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province syn
兹 茲 zī now / here / this / time / year syn
甫 fǔ (classical) barely / just / just now 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
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
人去楼空 人去樓空 rén qù lóu kōng lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty / deserted syn
亘古通今 亙古通今 gèn gǔ tōng jīn from ancient times up to now / throughout history
鎴 xí strontium (obsolete, now 鍶|锶[si1])
人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ (idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times syn
百废俱兴 百廢俱興 bǎi fèi jù xīng all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) / work is now underway syn
鋍 bó old term for beryllium, now written 鈹|铍[pi2] / variant of 鈸|钹[bo2], cymbals
到目前为止 到目前為止 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ until now / so far
国际电话电报谘询委员会 國際電話電報諮詢委員會 guó jì diàn huà diàn bào zī xún wěi yuán huì International Consultative Committee for Telephone and Telegraph / CCITT (now ITU)
氝 nèi neon Ne (chemistry) (now written 氖[nai3])
生物伦琴当量 生物倫琴當量 shēng wù lún qín dāng liàng rem (Röntgen equivalent man, an old unit of radiation damage now replaced by the Sievert)
德意志联邦共和国 德意志聯邦共和國 dé yì zhì lián bāng gòng hé guó Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
弪 弳 jìng radian (math.) / now written 弧度
庆尚道 慶尚道 qìng shàng dào Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] and South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4]
全罗道 全羅道 quán luó dào Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道[Quan2 luo2 bei3 dao4] and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4]
咸镜道 咸鏡道 xián jìng dào Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
玆 zī variant of 茲|兹[zi1] / now / here / this / time / year
七大工业国集团 七大工業國集團 qī dà gōng yè guó jí tuán G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
三十八度线 三十八度線 sān shí bā dù xiàn 38th parallel / dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
且休 qiě xiū rest for now / stop (usually imperative form)
人无远虑，必有近忧 人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date
到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date
加里宁格勒 加里寧格勒 jiā lǐ níng gé lè Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic / formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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