How to say “at present” in Chinese
at present
“At present” in Chinese is 目前, mù qián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
目前 is read mù qián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of an eye turned on its side. It appears in 眼, 睡, 看.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “目前”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 目前. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 目前我在一家工厂工作mùqiánwǒzàiyìjiāgōngchǎnggōngzuòAt present I work at a factory.
- 你目前做什么工作？nǐmùqiánzuòshénmegōngzuòWhat do you do for work now?
- 到目前为止一切都很顺利dàomùqiánwéizhǐ,yíqièdōuhěnshùnlìSo far everything is going smoothly.
- 她目前在一所著名大学就读tāmùqiánzàiyìsuǒzhùmíngdàxuéjiùdúShe is currently studying at a well-known university.
- 目前系统运行正常mùqiánxìtǒngyùnxíngzhèngchángThe system is currently running normally.
- 目前工程进展顺利mùqiángōngchéngjìnzhǎnshùnlìThe construction is going smoothly right now.
More words from the lesson “Then and now”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “at present” in Chinese?
“At present” in Chinese is 目前, pinyin mùqián.
What does 目前 mean?
目前 (mùqián) means “at present”.
How do you write 目前?
目前 is 2 characters: 目 (mù) — eye; item; 前 (qián) — front, ahead. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 目前?
目前 is read mùqián. Tones: mù — fourth tone, qián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“at present” in the lesson “Then and now”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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