今天

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Chinese

today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
 
day; sky; heaven
trad. (今天)
simp. #(今天)

Pronunciation


Noun

今天

  1. today
    今天好像高興 [MSC, trad.]
    今天好像高兴 [MSC, simp.]
    jīntiān hǎoxiàng bù tài gāoxìng.
    You don't look very happy today.
    今天星期一 [MSC, trad.]
    今天星期一 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān shì xīngqīyī, duì ba?
    It's Monday today, isn't it?
    今天有空 [MSC, trad.]
    今天有空 [MSC, simp.]
    jīntiān yǒukòng bāng ge máng ma?
    Would you have time today to help me with something?
  2. nowadays; the present time

Usage notes

  • In Cantonese 今天 is formal.

Synonyms

  • (today):

Derived terms

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