| xiàn | appear/present/now/existing/current |
| 现 | appear present now |
| 现下 | now at this moment |
| 现丑 | make a tool of oneself |
| 现世 | this life to lose face to be disgraced |
| 现世报 | karmic retribution within one's lifetime |
| 现买现卖 | hand-to-mouth buying; sell sth. right after it is made; sell while produce; straight cash deal |
| 现今 | now nowadays modern |
| 现代 | Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 现代主义 | Modernism |
| 现代乐器 | a modern instrument |
| 现代五项 | modern pentathlon |
| 现代人 | modern man Homo sapiens |
| 现代农业 | modern agriculture |
| 现代化 | modernization CL:個|个 |
| 现代化设备 | modern equipment; state-of-the art facility |
| 现代史 | modern history |
| 现代工业 | modern industry |
| 现代希腊语 | katharevousa; Romaic |
| 现代形式 | the modern form |
| 现代性 | modernity |