这个月 這個月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month 腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn 电流 電流 diàn liú an electric current / (old) current intensity 现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently / current (president etc) / incumbent / (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 风尚 風尚 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things syn 寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn 整流 zhěng liú to rectify (alternating current to direct current) 时势 時勢 shí shì current situation / circumstances / current trend syn 整流器 zhěng liú qì rectifier (transforming alternating electric current to direct current) 现实情况 現實情況 xiàn shí qíng kuàng current state / current situation 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday syn 环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) 月末 yuè mò end of month / late in the month syn 逐月 zhú yuè month-by-month / monthly / on a monthly basis syn 大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days 仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn 闰月 閏月 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month 整年累月 zhěng nián lěi yuè month after month, year after year / year in, year out syn 出月 chū yuè next month / after this month 季冬 jì dōng final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar) 季夏 jì xià final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar) 季春 jì chūn final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar) syn 月初 yuè chū start of month / early in the month syn 孟夏 mèng xià the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month) 现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current 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 行情 háng qíng market price / quotation of market price / the current market situation syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation syn 潮流 cháo liú tide / current / trend syn 现行 現行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current syn 年内 年內 nián nèi during the current year 本届 本屆 běn jiè current / this year 改版 gǎi bǎn to revise the current edition / revised edition 本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance) 直流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC) 应届 應屆 yīng jiè this year's / the current year's 国情 國情 guó qíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country / current state of a country 时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn 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 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting syn 应届毕业生 應屆畢業生 yīng jiè bì yè shēng student graduating in the current year / recent graduate 现时 現時 xiàn shí current syn 流向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 本年度 běn nián dù this year / the current year 现年 現年 xiàn nián (a person's) current age syn 学籍 學籍 xué jí registration as a current student 新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc) 近况 近況 jìn kuàng recent developments / current situation 时政 時政 shí zhèng current politics / political situation of the time syn 现况 現況 xiàn kuàng the current situation 洪流 hóng liú a powerful current / a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas) syn 电波 電波 diàn bō electric wave / alternating current syn 暖流 nuǎn liú warm current / (fig.) warm feeling 奔流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current syn 激流 jī liú torrent / torrential current / whitewater syn 逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 当世 當世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 活期 huó qī (banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc) 圣上 聖上 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor 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) 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 流动资产 流動資產 liú dòng zī chǎn (financial reporting) current assets / liquid assets 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 时局 時局 shí jú current political situation syn 交流电 交流電 jiāo liú diàn alternating current 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 顺水 順水 shùn shuǐ with the current 时讯 時訊 shí xùn news / current events 直流电 直流電 zhí liú diàn direct current 逆变 逆變 nì biàn reversing (e.g. electric current) 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 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 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 时价 時價 shí jià current price 逆水 nì shuǐ against the current / upstream 流水账 流水賬 liú shuǐ zhàng day-to-day account / current account 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 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. 洋流 yáng liú ocean current syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 变价 變價 biàn jià to appraise at the current rate 居住地 jū zhù dì current address / place of residence syn 黑潮 hēi cháo Kuroshio current 巨流 jù liú strong current / CL:股[gu3] syn 汤 湯 shāng rushing current syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 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 