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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

目前 [mùqián]
  1. 1. noun present
    目前,全国经济形势很好。
    At present the country's economic situation is very good.
    我们目前的任务是什么?
    What are our current duties?
    目前为止,公司已出售两万台电脑。
    To date the company has sold 20, 000 computers.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

目前 [mùqián]
  1. 1. at present; at the moment; current; the present
    目前的生产能力
    existing production capacity
    目前形势
    the present (or current) situation
  2. 2. presently

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

目前 [mùqián]
  1. 1. 当前;现在
    目前形势很好
    目前的任务。
  2. 2. 参见"日前"的提示。

Examples

目前为止
up to the present; until now; so far
目前财政有困难,只好对新职工缓聘。
Present financial difficulties will defer employment of new staff.
基于目前这种情况,我们不得不修改原来的计划。
In view of the present situation, we'll have to revise our original plan.
截至目前为止
up to now
目前这里住房相当紧张。
Accommodation here is pretty tight at present.
目前的生产能力
existing production capacity
这家航空公司目前正在用波音747取代DC10。
The airline is currently replacing its DC10s with Boeing747s.
这项新技术目前只有少数国家实现商用。
This new technology is commercially available in only a few countries.
这两件事,是目前咱们的头等大事。
Both are of paramount importance to us today.

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