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现在 in Context

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现在

Usage 1 - "now, presently, currently": 

*Sentence:

北京时间现在晚上八点钟。

English:

It is now 8:00 P.M. Beijing time.

Top-Down Words:

北京 běijīng - Beijing
晚上 wǎnshàng - evening, nighttime


Sentence:

我现在肚子很痛。

English:

My stomach hurts at the moment.

Top-Down Words:

 tòng - painful, pain



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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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William Beeman

Hi guys
Is there a difference between 肚子很痛 and 肚子很疼? Both 痛 and 疼 seem to indicate pain/hurt and they sound vaguely similar. Thanks, as always.

Mandarin Blueprint

Simple answer: 痛 is more intense pain than 疼 :).

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1PFx8JEpo4&t=1077s

 

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Makai Allbert

我现在肚子很痛。--> Can you say 我的肚子现在很痛。It's a little confusing seeing 我, then 现在 separating it from 肚子.

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Mandarin Blueprint

Yes!

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