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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
now; at present; currently
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
today / the present time; now
HSK 1
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
HSK 1
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on
HSK 2
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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
just now / a moment ago
HSK 2
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  *才* | 才* | *才
(variant of ) just now / (variant of ) (before an expression of quantity) only
HSK 2
just now (variant of 剛才|刚才)
HSK 2
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
so far / to this day / until now
HSK 3
from now on / since then / henceforth
HSK 4
nowadays; now
HSK 4
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
HSK 5
now / this moment
HSK 5
from now on / in the future / time to come
HSK 6
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  *兹* | 兹* | *兹
(literary) this / (literary) now / (literary) year
HSK 7-9
so far / to date / until now
HSK 7-9
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
up until now / so far
HSK 7-9
now; at present / (anatomy) subocular
HSK 7-9
(coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
HSK 7-9
from now on / henceforward
HSK 7-9
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
now / at present / at this juncture
Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
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  *现* | 现* | *现
to appear / present / now / existing / current
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  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
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  *甫* | 甫* | *甫
(classical) barely / just / just now
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  *蜀* | 蜀* | *蜀
short name for Sichuan 四川 province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国 after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉, situated around what is now Sichuan province
Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安豐塘|安丰塘
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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")
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 of South Korea
intermittent / now you see it, now you don't
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)
Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
then and now / ancient and modern
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  *适* | 适* | *适
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
any minute now; in next to no time / at every minute; constantly
Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝 / now 長安區|长安区, a district of Xi'an
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道 of North Korea
former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
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  *召* | 召* | *召
surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
at present / right now
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, Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
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.
Buyeo (c. 200 BC–494 AD), ancient kingdom in what is now northeast China
Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
old Chinese name for Bengal, now written 孟加拉
now / nowadays / modern
Lop Nor, former salt lake in Xinjiang, now a salt-encrusted lake bed
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  *磔* | 磔* | *磔
old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of ), now called / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread
the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封, Henan
consistently; always (in the past and now)
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  *郸* | 郸* | *郸
used in place names 邯鄲|邯郸 (historically, a county in Hebei, now a city) and 鄲城|郸城 (a county in Henan)
now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands
now / at this moment
(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
occasionally / now and then
just now / then
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  *洢* | 洢* | *洢
old name of a river in Henan, now written 伊河
suddenly / now (..., now...)
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
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
Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市)
now working, now stopping
Yanjing, common place name / former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
(idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times
now / at the present (time)
(dialect) just now
Wuqia county in Xinjiang / name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣|乌恰县
former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
just now; a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular)
the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park
lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) / work is now underway
former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic / formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
custom / usual practice / convention up to now
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  *弪* | 弪* | *弪
radian (math.) / now written 弧度
(old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation
Qianyang former county, now merged in Huaihua county 懷化縣|怀化县, Hunan
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  *菰* | 菰* | *菰
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, which is swollen by a smut fungus / variant of
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  *梍* | 梍* | *梍
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) / now written zào jiá 皂莢|皂荚
old Chinese name for Hormuz / now called 霍爾木茲|霍尔木兹
up to now / to this day
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  *氝* | 氝* | *氝
neon Ne (chemistry) (now written )
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  *鎴* | 鎴* | *鎴
strontium (obsolete, now 鍶|锶)

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