现在xiànzài这个时候,指说话的时候,有时包括说话前后或长或短的一段时间(区别于‘过去’或‘将来’{as distinguished from ‘past’ or ‘future’}){now; at present; today; this time; at the time of speaking, sometimes including a period of short or long time before or after speaking}: 他～的情况怎么样?{How is he getting on now?}|～他当了厂长了。{He is now director of the factory.}