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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)

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
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
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
今天的西瓜怎么卖？
Jīntiān de xīguā zěnme mài?
How much are watermelons today?
Text 3
我今天看见你和一个女的进了咖啡店，她是谁啊？
Wǒ jīntiān kànjiàn nǐ hé yí gè nǚ de jìn le kāfēi diàn, tā shì shéi a?
I saw you and a woman go into a coffee shop today. Who is she?
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
今天去不去打球？
Jīntiān qù bù qù dǎ qiú?
Are we going to play ball today or not?
Text 3

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
241 of 84,292