當前

See also: 当前

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (當前)		當	前
simp. (当前)		当	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ cin⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tong-chiân / tng-chûiⁿ / tng-chêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): deng¹ zoin⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangcián
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-chʻien²
    • Yale: dāng-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangchyan
    • Palladius: данцянь (dancjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ cin⁴
    • Yale: dōng chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: tong-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongcieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-chûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tng-tsuînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngzvuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: tng-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngzeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: deng¹ zoin⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳng tsôiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɯŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/

Noun

當前

1. presently; currently; right now

   當前世界經濟增長乏力。 [MSC, trad.]
   当前世界经济增长乏力。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dāngqián shìjiè jīngjì zēngzhǎng fálì. [Pinyin]

   The current world economic growth is weak.

Synonyms

• 刻下 (kèxià)
• 目下 (mùxià) (literary)
• 目前 (mùqián)
• 眼下 (yǎnxià)
• 眼前 (yǎnqián)

 

Related terms

• 現在／现在 (xiànzài)

Verb

當前

1. to be in front; to be at the front

Derived terms

• 大敵當前／大敌当前 (dàdídāngqián)

 

Adjective

當前

1. (attributive) present; current; modern; today's