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今天

jīntiān

today

today
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Characters in this word

今 jīn

Strokes
4
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 今

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 今天天气很好。 Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo. The weather is great today.
  • 今天我休息。 Jīntiān wǒ xiūxi. I'm resting today.
  • 今天星期一。 Jīntiān xīngqīyī. Today is Monday.
  • 王明今天早上没吃饭。 Wáng Míng jīntiān zǎoshang méi chīfàn. Wang Ming didn't eat this morning.
  • 你今天想吃什么菜? Nǐ jīntiān xiǎng chī shénme cài? What dish do you want to eat today?
  • 妈妈今天不去上班。 Māma jīntiān bú qù shàngbān. Mom is not going to work today.
  • 今天下午有汉语课吗? Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu hànyǔ kè ma? Is there a Chinese class this afternoon?
  • 李月今天非常高兴。 Lǐ Yuè jīntiān fēicháng gāoxìng. Li Yue is very happy today.
  • 我们今天坐火车去。 Wǒmen jīntiān zuò huǒchē qù. We are taking the train today.
  • 小王今天来不来学校? Xiǎo Wáng jīntiān lái bu lái xuéxiào? Is Xiao Wang coming to school today?

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