眼前 (yǎn qián) — before one's eyes; right in front of one; at present; now; the current moment
Definition
眼前 has two senses: 'right in front of one' (physical space) and 'at present' (time). For the time sense, it's more literary than 现在, similar in tone to 目前.
noun
before one's eyesright in front of oneat presentnowthe current moment
Examples
- 眼前，。yǎn qián Yǒu yì zhāng zhuō zi, shàng miàn fàng zhe shū.There is a table right in front of me, with books on it.
- 眼前。yǎn qián Zuì zhòng yào de shì shì hǎo hǎo xué xí.The most important thing at present is to study hard.
- 眼前，。Tā zhàn zài wǒ yǎn qián, duì wǒ xiào le xiào.He stood right in front of me and smiled at me.
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