How to say “today” in Chinese
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“Today” in Chinese is 今天, jīn tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
今天 is read jīn tiān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “今天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 今天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天我很忙。jīntiānwǒhěnmángI'm busy today.
- 今天我很忙明天不忙jīntiānwǒhěnmáng,míngtiānbùmángToday I'm busy, tomorrow I'm not.
- 今天十月二号。jīntiānshíyuèèrhàoToday is October 2nd.
- 今天几月几号jīntiānjǐyuèjǐhàoWhat's the date today?
- 今天星期几jīntiānxīngqījǐWhat day of the week is it today?
- 今天天气怎么样？jīntiāntiānqìzěnmeyàngWhat's the weather like today?
More words from the lesson “Today, tomorrow, yesterday”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “today” in Chinese?
“Today” in Chinese is 今天, pinyin jīntiān.
What does 今天 mean?
今天 (jīntiān) means “today”.
How do you write 今天?
今天 is 2 characters: 今 (jīn) — present, current; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 今天?
今天 is read jīntiān. Tones: jīn — first tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“today” in the lesson “Today, tomorrow, yesterday”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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