8 strokes
8 画
xiàn
wáng
king; (Chinese surname)
- present
- any
- on the spot
- reveal
- ready money
xiàn-zài
现在
n.
now
xiàn-jīn
现金
n.
cash
xiàn-dài
现代
n.
modern times
xiàn-shí
现实
n.
reality
xiàn-xiàng
现象
n.
phenomenon
xiàn-chǎng
现场
n.
scene
xiàn-chéng
现成
adj.
ready-made
tán-huā-yí-xiàn
昙花一现
as short-lived as the broad-leaved epiphyllum; (figuratively) something extremely rare; a flash in the pan
huó-shén-huó-xiàn
活神活现
lifelike
ruò-yǐn-ruò-xiàn
若隐若现
to appear indistinctly; partly hidden and partly visble
huó-líng-huó-xiàn
活灵活现
lifelike
diū-rén-xiàn-yǎn
丢人现眼
to make a fool of oneself; to make a spectacle of oneself
Usage 用法
cash
Kě qǔ-xiàn-de zhī-piào.
可取现的支票。
A cashable check.
now
Zhè jiā jiǔ-diàn xiàn yǐ gēng-míng.
这家酒店现已更名。
The hotel has been renamed.
now
Tā-de yì-xiē gù-shi xiàn yǐ chéng-shū chū-bǎn.
他的一些故事现已成书出版。
A few of his stories are now in print.
now
Tā shì hǎi-jūn, xiàn zhù-zhā zài Yī-lǎng.
她是海军，现驻扎在伊朗。
She is in the Navy, and right
