現 (jin6) — current; now; present; modern in Cantonese

jinˍ₆現

简现

Mandarin Pinyin: xian4

Meaning of 現

nouncurrent; now; present; modern

nounappear; emerge; reveal; manifest; become visible

nounin time of need; extempore

nounactual

nounready; available

nouncash

nouncash/on hand/visible

Example Sentences with 現

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。

Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

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﹖

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?

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。

What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

ngoˏ₅我waakˍ₆或zeˊ²者beiˊ²畀jinˍ₆現gamˉ¹金waakˍ₆或zeˊ²者cimˉ¹簽caatˉ¹咭。

Ｍaybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card.

cimˉ¹簽caatˉ¹咭pengˎ₄平gwo˗₃過beiˉ¹畀jinˍ₆現gamˉ¹金。

Paying by card is cheaper than using cash.

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Words Containing 現

現年jin6 nin4

current age

超現實主義ciu1 jin6 sat6 zyu2 ji6

surrealism; super-realism

現場直播jin6 coeng4 zik6 bo3

live broadcast; live telecast

現行jin6 hang4

in effect; in force

現實情況jin6 sat6 cing4 fong3

current state; current situation

現階段jin6 gaai1 dyun6

at the present stage

現已jin6 ji5

to have already...; already

表現性格的biu2 jin6 sing3 gaak3 dik1

characterful

案發現場on3 faat3 jin6 coeng4

crime scene

發現faat3 jin6

to discover; to find out

表現主義biu2 jin6 zyu2 ji6

expressionism

現象jin6 zoeng6

appearance; phenomenon

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