| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | appearance; phenomenon; CL:个 |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc) |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find; to discover |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern times; modern age; modern era; Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 现代化 | xiàn dài huà | modernization; CL:个 |
| 体现 | tǐ xiàn | to embody; to reflect; to incarnate |
| 现有 | xiàn yǒu | currently existing; currently available |
| 四个现代化 | sì gè xiàn dài huà | Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology; abbr. to 四化 |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn | to appear; to emerge; present (a certain appearance); demonstrate |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng | lit. actual location; the scene (of the incident); on-the-spot |
| 现行 | xiàn xíng | be in effect; in force |
