現 (jin6 | xian4) : appear, emerge; now; available

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現

jin6

xian4

[1] [v] appear; emerge; reveal; manifest; become visible [2] current; now; present; modern [3] in time of need; extempore [4] cash [5] ready; available [6] actual

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

現 / 现

This word has been viewed 15528 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 12:28

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曇花一現 taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6 tan2 hua1 yi1 xian4 = lit. the night blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived

現在 jin6 zoi6 xian4 zai4 = now; at present

表現 biu2 jin6 biao3 xian4 = to express; to indicate; to perform; performance

現代 jin6 doi6 xian4 dai4 = modern times

現金 jin6 gam1 xian4 jin1 = cash

現況 jin6 fong3 xian4 kuang4 = present time or situation

發現 faat3 jin6 fa1 xian4 = to discover; to find out

實現 sat6 jin6 shi2 xian4 = to achieve; to realise; to bring about

湧現 jung2 jin6 yong3 xian4 = emerge in large numbers

展現 zin2 jin6 zhan3 xian4 = emerge; come out
See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 81 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 現

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

我或者畀現金或者簽咭。粵
Ｍaybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card.
[Lit. I maybe give cash maybe sign card]

簽咭平過畀現金。粵
Paying by card is cheaper than using cash.
[Lit. sign card cheap than give cash]

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。粵
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

出現山獅蹤影
the appearance of mountain lion tracks

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