当下

當下

dāngxià

noun HSK 7-9 #13,234

Meanings

1 the present moment
2 right now
3 immediately

Characters

this; the present

Examples

HSK 1

当下最重要的事是找到工作。

Dāngxià zuì zhòngyào de shì shì zhǎodào gōngzuò.

The most important thing right now is finding a job.

HSK 3

我们应该活在当下。

Wǒmen yīnggāi huó zài dāngxià.

We should live in the present moment.

Tips

usage

当下 can be used as a noun meaning 'the present moment' (活在当下) or as an adverb meaning 'immediately; right then' (他当下就答应了).

Stroke Order

当 dāng

下 xià