HSK 6 · Time

当前 dāngqián “current” in Chinese

Traditional 當前

What 当前 means

  1. current
  2. present
  3. the present time
  4. to be faced with

How to say 当前

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale当dāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale前qián2nd tone, rising

当前 in a sentence

  1. 文章开头讲了当前的形势。

    Wénzhāng kāitóu jiǎng le dāngqián de xíngshì.

    The article begins with an account of the current situation.

    Sentence #12568858 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 根据当前的状况，这个项目绝对会成功。

    Gēnjù dāngqián de zhuàngkuàng, zhè ge xiàngmù juéduì huì chénggōng.

    Judging from the current situation, this project is sure to succeed.

    Sentence #2915531 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们当前的危机绝非单纯的经济危机。

    Wǒmen dāngqián de wēijī juéfēi dānchún de jīngjì wēijī.

    Our current crisis is by no means a purely economic one.

    Sentence #13863120 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 当前 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 当 (dāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
当dāngdong
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 彐snout · jì
The character 前 (qián) with each of its parts in a different colour
前qiánfront
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī
  • 刖cutting off the feet as a form of punishment · yuè

How to write 当前

当 6 strokes · 前 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

当前 (dāngqián) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 当前 (dāngqián). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 当前

Words with 当

当然dāngrán · of course当dāng · to act as当时dāngshí · then当地dāngdì · local当心dāngxīn · to be careful上当shàngdàng · to be fooled相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary

Words with 前

前qián · front前面qiánmiàn · front以前yǐqián · before面前miànqián · in front of前天qiántiān · the day before yesterday前年qiánnián · the year before last提前tíqián · to bring forward之前zhīqián · before从前cóngqián · previously目前mùqián · at the present time

More words: Time & Sequence

诞辰dànchén · birthday (of a respected person)当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary丁dīng · fourth (in a series)定期dìngqī · regular端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival顿时dùnshí · immediately

FAQs

当前 (dāngqián) means “current” or “present”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dāngqián: dāng with a 1st tone, then qián with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 当前 is written 當前. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dangqian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 当前 from the suggestions. Typing dangqian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
当前 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.