Usage note
当前表示现在这个时候、眼前的。
dāng qián biǎo shì xiàn zài zhè ge shí hòu 、 yǎn qián de。
当前 means the present or current time.
Context note
当前常用于情况、问题和状态。
dāng qián cháng yòng yú qíng kuàng 、 wèn tí hé zhuàng tài。
It is often used with situations, problems, and states.
5 examples
当前情况不错。
dāng qián qíng kuàng bú cuò。
The current situation is good.
当前我们要先学习。
dāng qián wǒ men yào xiān xué xí。
For now, we need to study first.
这是当前的重点。
zhè shì dāng qián de zhòng diǎn。
This is the current key point.
当前天气很好。
dāng qián tiān qì hěn hǎo。
The weather is good right now.
请关注当前问题。
qǐng guān zhù dāng qián wèn tí。
Please pay attention to the current problem.
5 mini stories
老师让大家先看当前的任务。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā xiān kàn dāng qián de rèn wu。
The teacher asked everyone to look at the current task first.
当前的形势需要大家合作。
dāng qián de xíng shì xū yào dà jiā hé zuò。
The current situation requires everyone to cooperate.
他很清楚当前要做什么。
tā hěn qīng chǔ dāng qián yào zuò shén me。
He knows clearly what to do now.
当前学习任务不算太重。
dāng qián xué xí rèn wu bú suàn tài zhòng。
The current study task is not too heavy.
当前天气适合出去走走。
dāng qián tiān qì shì hé chū qù zǒu zǒu。
The current weather is suitable for going out for a walk.
Mini dialogue
当前任务
A
你当前在做什么？
Nǐ dāngqián zài zuò shénme?
What are you currently doing?
B
我当前在写作业。
Wǒ dāngqián zài xiě zuòyè.
I am currently doing homework.
当前时间
A
当前时间是下午三点。
Dāngqián shíjiān shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn.
The current time is 3 PM.
B
好的，我知道了当前时间。
Hǎo de, wǒ zhīdào le dāngqián shíjiān.
Okay, I know the current time now.
Related words and contrasts
similar
现在
xiàn zài
now
当前 is more formal and often used in news or writing, while 现在 is used in everyday speech.
similar
目前
mù qián
at present
Both mean 'current', but 目前 is slightly more common in spoken Chinese.