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今天
jīntiān
1. today
2. at the present
3. now
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

今
jīn
modern, current; today, now
HSK 1 4 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

也有今天
yěyǒujīntiān
(coll.) to get one's just deserts

Example Sentences (10)

今天太阳从西边出来了吗？
Jīntiān tàiyáng cóng xībian chūlai le ma?
Did the sun rise in the west today?
Text 1
下雪了，今天真冷。
Xià xuě le,jīntiān zhēn lěng.
It's snowing, it's really cold today.
Text 3
你知道小王今天什么时候来学校吗？
Nǐ zhīdào Xiǎo Wáng jīntiān shénme shíhou lái xuéxiào ma?
Do you know what time Xiao Wang will come to school today?
Text 1
这是今天早上的报纸吗？
Zhè shì jīntiān zǎoshang de bàozhǐ ma?
Is this this morning's newspaper?
Text 2
今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba, gěi nǐ guò shēngrì.
Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your birthday.
Text 4
请问，今天几号？
qǐngwèn, jīntiān jǐ hào?
Excuse me, what date is it today?
Text 1
今天的作业你做完了吗？
jīn tiān de zuò yè nǐ zuò wán le ma?
Have you finished today's homework?
Text 2
今天的羊肉很好吃，你怎么不吃了？
Jīntiān de yángròu hěn hǎo chī, nǐ zěnme bù chī le?
Today's lamb is delicious. Why did you stop eating?
Text 2
今天去不去打球？
Jīntiān qù bù qù dǎ qiú?
Are we going to play ball today or not?
Text 3
今天是12月20日，新年就要到了。
Jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì, xīnnián jiù yào dào le.
Today is December 20th, and the New Year is almost here.
Text 1

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
241 of 84,292