HSK 5 · Time

目前 mùqián “at the present time” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 目前 means

  1. at the present time
  2. currently

How to say 目前

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale目mù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale前qián2nd tone, rising

目前 in a sentence

  1. 就目前情况看，我们不能按时完成任务了。

    Jiù mùqián qíngkuàng kàn, wǒmen bùnéng ànshí wánchéng rènwu le.

    Judging by the current situation, we won’t be able to finish the task on time.

    Sentence #1064547 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 目前，我妹妹在一家超市当收银员。

    Mùqián, wǒ mèimei zài yì jiā chāoshì dāng shōuyínyuán.

    Currently, my sister works as a cashier at a supermarket.

    Sentence #333180 from Tatoeba

  3. 他目前住在巴黎。

    Tā mùqián zhù zài Bālí.

    He is currently living in Paris.

    Sentence #411629 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 目前 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 目 (mù) with each of its parts in a different colour
目mùeye
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 二two · èr

Memory aidDrawn from an eye, turned upright: eye.

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 目前

目 5 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.

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

Words related to 目前

Words with 目

节目jiémù · programme目的mùdì · purpose目录mùlù · catalogue题目tímù · subject项目xiàngmù · item目标mùbiāo · target目光mùguāng · gaze目睹mùdǔ · to witness盲目mángmù · blind科目kēmù · (school) subject

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前途qiántú · prospects

More words: Time & Sequence

空闲kòngxián · free time连续liánxù · continuous立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately年代niándài · a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)年纪niánjì · age平常píngcháng · ordinary期间qījiān · period of time

FAQs

目前 (mùqián) means “at the present time” or “currently”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mùqián: mù with a 4th 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.
Yes. 目前 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type muqian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 目前 from the suggestions. Typing muqian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
目前 is an HSK 5 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.