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/ xiàn /
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Definition

to appear/present/now/existing/current

Example

As a Verb

show; reveal; appear; emerge; become visible

1
Xiàn
yuánxíng
原形

(of the spirit of a plant or animal in assumed human form) show one's original shape; show the (cloven) hoof; reveal one's true nature; drop one's disguise; be exposed as one actually is

2
Xiàn
běnxìng
本性

appear in one's real character; come out in one's true colours

As an Adjective

present; current; existing

3
Xiàn
zhùzhǐ
住址

present address

4
Xiàn
zhùsuǒ
住所

actual residence

5
Xiànzhèng
现政府

the present/current/ruling government

6
Xiànjiēduàn
现阶段

the present stage

As an Adverb

extempore

7
Xiàn
yǎn

perform extempore

8
Xiàn
kǎo
de
dàngāo
蛋糕

newly baked cakes

9
Xiàn
biān
shǒu
shī

improvise a poem

As an Adjective

available right now; ready

As a Noun

cash; ready money