now

Các nghĩa

1. bây giờ · hiện tại

   At the present time.

   not-comparable

   Now I am six.

2. nào, thế nào

   Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

   not-comparable

   Now, we all want what is best for our children.

3. bây giờ, lúc này

   Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.

   not-comparable

   Now I am ready.

4. lúc đó, bấy giờ

   At the time reached within a narration.

   not-comparable

   Now he remembered why he had come.

5. ngay bây giờ, ngay lập tức

   Used to indicate a context of urgency.

   not-comparable

   Now listen, we must do something about this.

6. bây giờ, hiện tại

   At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.

   informal · not-comparable

   I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.

7. nào, giờ thì

   Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.

   not-comparable

   Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!

8. khi thì, lúc thì

   Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.

   not-comparable

   His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.