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The Chinese word muqian - 目前 - mùqián
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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

mùqián

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English translations

now,
presently, at present, just now, at the moment

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Chinese characters  ( muqian / mùqián ) with pronunciation (English translation: now )

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目前 ( muqian / mùqián ) is composed of these characters: 目 (mu) , 前 (qian)
The traditional Chinese characters of mùqián are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 目前 ( muqian / mùqián ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Muqian qingkuang hai bucuo.
Mùqián qíngkuàng hái bùcuò.
 – English translation: For now the situation is fairly good.

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item  |  former
目前 ( muqian / mùqián ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1133)
More words that mean now in Chinese
jīn ( 今 ), xiànzài ( 现在 ), zhèngzài ( 正在 ), zhèr ( 这儿 )

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