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HSK
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  *了* | 了* | *了
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
HSK 1
today / the present time; now
HSK 1
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  *先* | 先* | *先
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
HSK 1
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
HSK 1
now; at present; currently
HSK 1
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  *才* | 才* | *才
ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
HSK 2
nowadays; now
HSK 4
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
HSK 5
hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on
HSK 2
from now on / in the future / time to come
HSK 6
from now on / since then / henceforth
HSK 4
just now / a moment ago
HSK 2
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
so far / to this day / until now
HSK 3
from now on / henceforward
HSK 7-9
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  *才* | 才* | *才
(variant of ) just now / (variant of ) (before an expression of quantity) only
HSK 2
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
now / this moment
HSK 5
in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
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.
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) / work is now underway
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *兹* | 兹* | *兹
(literary) this / (literary) now / (literary) year
HSK 7-9
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
up until now / so far
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
now; at present / (anatomy) subocular
HSK 7-9
the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands
(idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times
for now; for the time being; temporarily
then and now / ancient and modern
occasionally / now and then
any minute now; in next to no time / at every minute; constantly
until now; so far
lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
(idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour
up until now / to date
Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島|印度支那半岛) / (now written 中南半島|中南半岛)
so far / to date / until now
HSK 7-9
from ancient times up to now / throughout history
former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
(coll.) (of a fashion item, song etc) to be everywhere now; to be nothing special anymore; to have lost its novelty
Burgundy (Bourgogne), a medieval kingdom and later a powerful duchy, now a region of France
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted
(idiom) (usu. after ) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's the end of the matter; (one is) all set
at present / right now
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
(theater) (originally) non-leading actors; supporting cast; (now) key members of a production team (actors, directors, writers etc) / (by extension) key members of a group or organization
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
even now / until now / right up to the present
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档)
Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封, Henan
recently / until now / up to the present / lately / also written 爾來|尔来
Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
now / at this moment
just now (variant of 剛才|刚才)
HSK 2
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼 in all markets)
Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum
Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道 and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道
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)
now / at the present (time)
three days from now
Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *召* | 召* | *召
surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市)
now working, now stopping
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
now / at present / at this juncture
former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
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
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
rest for now / stop (usually imperative form)
Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
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  *暨* | 暨* | *暨
(literary) and; as well as / (literary) up to; as far as (as in 暨今 "up to now")
just now / a short while ago
just recently / just a moment ago / just now
just now; a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular)
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
Khampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group / former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
(of a bird) to fledge / (fig.) (of a person) to outgrow the need to be submissive to one's parents, mentor etc; to break away from the people who have supported one up to now
Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *现* | 现* | *现
to appear / present / now / existing / current
(coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
HSK 7-9
Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
tonsil / now written 扁桃體|扁桃体
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  *氝* | 氝* | *氝
neon Ne (chemistry) (now written )
(dialect) just now
now / nowadays / modern
enclosed pasture (Mongolian loanword) / now mostly replaced by 庫倫|库伦

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