异常期 yì cháng qī anomalistic period / perigee to perigee period / perigee to perigee period / period, the 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 哺乳期 bǔ rǔ qī breastfeeding period / lactation period / suckling period 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 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period 保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period 环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) 战国时代 戰國時代 zhàn guó shí dài the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century) 第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years) 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 宽限期 寬限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period / period of grace 产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) 平安时代 平安時代 píng ān shí dài Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history 生育期 shēng yù qī childbearing period / reproductive period 视察期间 視察期間 inspection period / period of inspection 空窗期 kōng chuāng qī window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies) / period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc) / lull / hiatus 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period 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 本月 běn yuè this month / the current month 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 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 这个月 這個月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month 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 