Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Current, in force, in operation: Describes a law, rule, regulation, or system that is officially active and being applied at the present time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Luật hiện hành cấm hành vi đó. (The current law prohibits that act.)
  • Chúng ta phải tuân theo các quy định hiện hành. (We must comply with the regulations in force.)
  • Đó là biểu thuế hiện hành. (That is the tariff schedule currently in operation.)

Advanced Usage

• Used primarily in formal, legal, administrative, or official contexts to distinguish active statutes from proposed, outdated, or repealed ones.
• Often modifies nouns like (law), (regulation), (policy), (document).

Variants and Related Words

• Đang hiện hành (adj phrase): Currently in force. Emphasizes the present state.
  • Bộ luật đang hiện hành có hiệu lực từ năm 2015. (The code currently in force took effect in 2015.)

Synonyms

• Có hiệu lực: Effective, valid.
• Đang áp dụng: Being applied.
• Đang thực thi: Being enforced.

Related Terms

• Pháp luật hiện hành: The current/prevailing law.
• Quy chuẩn hiện hành: Current standards.

adv

1. in force; in operation