Word: 现在 (xiànzài)

不好意思，现在线路繁忙。

Bùhǎoyìsi, xiànzài xiànlù fánmáng.

Sorry, the line is busy now.

丢失的行李到现在还没有着落。

Diūshī de xíngli dào xiànzài hái méiyǒu zhuóluò.

The lost luggage still hasn't been located.

为什么我们现在不能讲？

Wèishénme wǒmen xiànzài bùnéng jiǎng?

Why can't we talk now?

为什么现在做那个？

Wèishénme xiànzài zuò nàge?

Why do that now?

为什么现在才到。

Wèishénme xiànzài cái dào.

Why have you only arrived now?

为什么现在才来？

Wèishénme xiànzài cái lái?

Why have you come only now?

为什么现在的生育率这么低？

Wèishénme xiànzài de shēngyùlǜ zhème dī?

Why is the fertility rate so low these days?

亡羊补牢，现在学也不晚。

Wángyángbǔláo, xiànzài xué yě bù wǎn.

Better late than never, it's not too late to learn now.

从现在开始，由她来照顾你。

Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, yóu tā lái zhàogu nǐ.

She will care for you from now on.

从现在起，你要更努力学习了。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ yào gèng nǔlì xuéxíle.

You'll have to study harder from now on.

从现在起，更加努力。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, gèngjiā nǔlì.

From now on, try harder.

他以前很风光，现在很穷。

Tā yǐqián hěn fēngguāng, xiànzài hěn qióng.

He used to be well-off, but now he is poor.

他们现在去哪？

Tāmen xiànzài qù nǎ?

Where are they going to right now?

他们现在正在吃早饭。

Tāmen xiànzài zhèngzài chī zǎofàn.

They are having breakfast now.

他们现在要去哪里？

Tāmen xiànzài yào qù nǎlǐ?

Where are they going to right now?

他到现在还不曾回信。

Tā dào xiànzài hái bùcéng huíxìn.

He still hasn't replied to the letter.

他大学学的是商贸，现在做外贸。

Tā dàxué xué de shì shāngmào, xiànzài zuò wàimào.

He studied trade and commerce at university and now works in foreign trade.

他现在住在国外。

Tā xiànzài zhù zài guówài.

He's living abroad at the moment.

他现在出去了。

Tā xiànzài chūqùle.

He is out now.

他现在在医院。

Tā xiànzài zài yīyuàn.

He is in the hospital at present.

他现在在图书馆读书。

Tā xiànzài zài túshūguǎn dúshū.

He is studying in the library now.

他现在在洗澡。

Tā xiànzài zài xǐzǎo.

He's taking a shower right now.

他现在在自己尝试。

Tā xiànzài zài zìjǐ chángshì.

He's trying it himself now.

他现在正在寻找新工作。

Tā xiànzài zhèngzài xúnzhǎo xīn gōngzuò.

Now he's looking for another job.

他现在马上做。

Tā xiànzài mǎshàng zuò.

He'll do it now.

他的工作现在完成了。

Tā de gōngzuò xiànzài wánchéngle.

His work is now complete.

他的痛苦现在已经过去。

Tā de tòngkǔ xiànzài yǐjīng guòqù.

His pain is past now.

他自己的生存现在更重要了。

Tā zìjǐ de shēngcún xiànzài gèng zhòngyàole.

His own survival is more important now.

但愿我现在在巴黎。

Dànyuàn wǒ xiànzài zài Bālí.

I wish I were in Paris now.

你为何不现在就回家？

Nǐ wèihé bú xiànzài jiù huíjiā?

Why don't you go home now?

你了解现在的事态吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě xiànzài de shìtài ma?

Do you understand the current state of affairs?

你们从前很好，现在更好了。

Nǐmen cóngqián hěn hǎo, xiànzài gèng hǎole.

You all were very good before, and now you're even better.

你们现在在哪儿呀？

Nǐmen xiànzài zài nǎr ya?

Where are you now?

你儿子现在成人了。

Nǐ érzi xiànzài chéngrén le.

Your son has come of age.

你在我旁边，现在一切都好了。

Nǐ zài wǒ pángbiān, xiànzài yíqiè dōu hǎole.

You're by my side; everything's fine now.

你对现在的薪酬满意吗？

Nǐ duì xiànzài de xīnchóu mǎnyì ma?

Are you satisfied with your current salary?

你应该现在做功课。

Nǐ yīnggāi xiànzài zuò gōngkè.

You should do your homework now.

你应该现在就回家。

Nǐ yīnggāi xiànzài jiù huíjiā.

You should go home now.

你怎么到现在才露面？

Nǐ zěnme dào xiànzài cái lòumiàn?

Why are you only showing your face now?

你怎么现在才来？

Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

How come you've only just got here?

你最好现在去睡觉。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài qù shuìjiào.

You had better go to bed now.

你最好现在就开始。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài jiù kāishǐ.

You'd better start now.

你最好现在就走。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài jiù zǒu.

You had better go now.

你现在不应该在这里。

Nǐ xiànzài bù yīnggāi zài zhèlǐ.

You're not supposed to be here now.

你现在住在哪里？

Nǐ xiànzài zhù zài nǎlǐ?

Where do you live now?

你现在出门的话，肯定会堵车的。

Nǐ xiànzài chūmén dehuà, kěndìng huì dǔchē de.

If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam.

你现在可以删除它。

Nǐ xiànzài kěyǐ shānchú tā.

You can delete that now.

你现在可以回家了。

Nǐ xiànzài kěyǐ huíjiā le.

You may go home now.

你现在在做什么？

Nǐ xiànzài zài zuò shénme?

What are you doing?

你现在在哪里？

Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ?

Where are you right now?

你现在在哪里呢？

Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where are you now?

你现在在哪里工作？

Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?

Where do you work now?

你现在就得回家。

Nǐ xiànzài jiù de huíjiā.

You need to go home right now.

你现在很忙吧？

Nǐ xiànzài hěn máng ba?

You are busy now, aren't you?

你现在想对此做点什么吗？

Nǐ xiànzài xiǎng duì cǐ zuò diǎn shénme ma?

Do you want to do something about it now?

你现在想看什么？

Nǐ xiànzài xiǎng kàn shénme?

Now, what do you want to see?

你现在感到痛苦吗？

Nǐ xiànzài gǎndào tòngkǔ ma?

Are you in pain now?

你现在感觉如何？

Nǐ xiànzài gǎnjué rúhé?

How do you feel now?

你现在方便说话吗？

Nǐ xiànzài fāngbiàn shuōhuà ma?

Is it convenient for you to talk right now?

你现在是不是有点动摇了？

Nǐ xiànzài shìbúshì yǒudiǎn dòngyáole?

Are you starting to waver a little now?

你现在是名人了。

Nǐ xiànzài shì míngrén le.

You're a celebrity now.

你现在是大人了。

Nǐ xiànzài shì dàren le.

You are now an adult.

你现在最好回家。

Nǐ xiànzài zuìhǎo huíjiā.

You'd better go back home now.

你现在有什么是一定要做的？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shénme shì yídìng yào zuò de?

What must you do now?

你现在有几块电池呀？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu jǐ kuài diànchí ya?

How many batteries do you have right now?

你现在有喜欢的人吗？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu xǐhuan de rén ma?

Is there anyone that you like right now?

你现在满意了吗？

Nǐ xiànzài mǎnyìle ma?

Are you satisfied now?

你现在的住处离公司远吗？

Nǐ xiànzài de zhùchù lí gōngsī yuǎn ma?

Is your current residence far from the company?

你现在的年薪是多少？

Nǐ xiànzài de niánxīn shì duōshǎo?

What is your annual salary now?

你现在的身高是多少？

Nǐ xiànzài de shēngāo shì duōshǎo?

How tall are you now?

你现在西班牙语说得非常好了。

Nǐ xiànzài Xībānyáyǔ shuō de fēicháng hǎole.

Your Spanish is amazing now.

你现在该上学去了吧？

Nǐ xiànzài gāi shàngxué qùle ba?

It's high time you left for school, isn't it?

你现在该离开了。

Nǐ xiànzài gāi líkāile.

You should leave now.

你现在还爱你的妻子吗？

Nǐ xiànzài hái ài nǐ de qīzi ma?

Are you still in love with your wife?

你现在那又是什么意思？

Nǐ xiànzài nà yòu shì shénme yìsi?

What's that supposed to mean?

你现在高兴吗？

Nǐ xiànzài gāoxìng ma?

Are you happy now?

你的孩子们现在在哪里？

Nǐ de háizimen xiànzài zài nǎlǐ?

Where are your children now?

你知道现在哪本书卖得好吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài nǎ běn shū mài de hǎo ma?

Do you know which book sells well now?

你知道现在正在发生什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài zhèngzài fāshēng shénme ma?

Do you have any idea what's been going on?

你觉得现在的当务之急是什么？

Nǐ juéde xiànzài de dāngwùzhījí shì shénme?

What do you think is the most pressing matter right now?

你那位战友现在在哪？

Nǐ nà wèi zhànyǒu xiànzài zài nǎ?

Where is that comrade of yours now?

你那边现在是什么情形？

Nǐ nàbian xiànzài shì shénme qíngxing?

What's the situation like on your end now?

你非得现在走不可吗？

Nǐ fēiděi xiànzài zǒu bùkě ma?

Do you really have to leave right now?

元朝的都城就是现在的北京。

Yuáncháo de dūchéng jiùshì xiànzài de Běijīng.

The capital of the Yuan dynasty is today's Beijing.

医生现在正在给那位患者就诊。

Yīshēng xiànzài zhèngzài gěi nà wèi huànzhě jiùzhěn.

The doctor is seeing that patient.

医生说，现在下定论还太早。

Yīshēng shuō, xiànzài xià dìnglùn hái tài zǎo.

The doctor said it is still too early to draw a final conclusion.

古代的州比现在的县大。

Gǔdài de zhōu bǐ xiànzài de xiàn dà.

A prefecture in ancient times was bigger than a county today.

可能现在该打开它。

Kěnéng xiànzài gāi dǎkāi tā.

Maybe we should open it now.

各位同仁，会议现在开始。

Gèwèi tóngrén, huìyì xiànzài kāishǐ.

Dear colleagues, the meeting will now begin.

听说大数据技术现在很热门。

Tīngshuō dà shùjù jìshù xiànzài hěn rèmén.

I hear that the network is very popular now.

喝了太多咖啡，我现在有点心慌。

Hēle tài duō kāfēi, wǒ xiànzài yǒudiǎn xīnhuāng.

I drank too much coffee, and now my heart is racing a bit.

坐在那边的女性是他现在的妻子。

Zuò zài nàbian de nǚxìng shì tā xiànzài de qīzi.

The woman sitting over there is his present wife.

夏朝离现在四千多年了。

Xiàcháo lí xiànzài sì qiān duōnián le.

The Xia dynasty was more than four thousand years ago.

外公现在老态龙钟了。

Wàigōng xiànzài lǎotàilóngzhōng le.

Grandpa has become frail with age now.

外婆现在过得很快活。

Wàipó xiànzài guò de hěn kuàihuo.

Grandma is living very happily these days.

天气到现在竟然依旧很好。

Tiānqì dào xiànzài jìngrán yījiù hěn hǎo.

It's hard to believe that it has been clear and sunny until now.

她丈夫现在在东京生活。

Tā zhàngfu xiànzài zài Dōngjīng shēnghuó.

Her husband is currently living in Tokyo.

她们现在在法国南部。

Tāmen xiànzài zài Fǎguó nánbù.

They are now in the south of France.

她年轻时受苦，现在过得很好。

Tā niánqīng shí shòukǔ, xiànzài guò de hěn hǎo.

She went through hardship when she was young, but she's doing well now.

她现在了解你。

Tā xiànzài liǎojiě nǐ.

She understands you now.