现行

現行

xiànxíng

adjective HSK 7-9 #17,839

Meanings

1 currently in effect; in force
2 current; existing (of laws, policies, systems)

Characters

current; present

to carry out; in effect

Examples

现行法律需要修改。

Xiànxíng fǎlǜ xūyào xiūgǎi.

The current law needs to be amended.

按照现行规定，这是不允许的。

Ànzhào xiànxíng guīdìng, zhè shì bù yǔnxǔ de.

According to current regulations, this is not permitted.

Tips

register

Formal and legal. Almost exclusively used with laws (法律), regulations (规定), policies (政策), and systems (制度). Not used in casual speech.

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

行 xíng