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今天 (jīn tiān): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 1

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今天 (jīn tiān): Today (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

今天 consists of 2 characters.

now, the present time

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

Word Info

Pinyinjīn tiān

Meaningtoday

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Level 1

SyntaxNoun

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儿子ér zison
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一点儿yī diǎn era bit
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怎么样zěn me yànghow about it
电脑diàn nǎocomputer
先生xiān shengMr; Sir
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
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朋友péng youfriend
时候shí hou[duration of] time
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 今天.

Words with 今

今年jīn niánHSK 1
今后jīn hòuHSK 4
今日jīn rìHSK 5
如今rú jīnHSK 5
至今zhì jīnHSK 5
当今dāng jīnHSK 6

迄今为止

qì jīn wéi zhǐ

HSK 6

迄今qì jīnHSK 7-9

Words with 天

天气tiān qìHSK 1
明天míng tiānHSK 1
昨天zuó tiānHSK 1
白天bái tiānHSK 1
星期天Xīng qī tiānHSK 1
冬天dōng tiānHSK 3
前天qián tiānHSK 3
半天bàn tiānHSK 3

3.

How to Use 今天 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 今天 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith去

jīn今

tiān天

qù去

neutral

go today

Subject + Adjectivewith忙

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

máng忙

Noun + Noun

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

neutral

this afternoon

4.

Example Sentences with 今天

jīn今

tiān天

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

。

neutral

very busy today

jīn今

tiān天

tiān天

qì气

neutral

today's weather

The weather is very nice today.

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

xīng星

qī期

yī一

。

Today is Monday.

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

rì日

。

Today is my birthday.

jīn今

tiān天

de的

huì会

yì议

fēi非

cháng常

zhòng重

yào要

。

Today's meeting is very important.

jīn今

tiān天

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

，

wǒ我

men们

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

ba吧

。

The weather is nice today, let's go to the park.

nǐ你

jīn今

tiān天

yǒu有

kōng空

ma吗

？

Are you free today?

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

bú不

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

I'm not going to school today.

jīn今

tiān天

de的

gōng工

zuò作

yǐ已

jīng经

wán完

chéng成

le了

，

kě可

yǐ以

zǎo早

diǎn点

huí回

jiā家

xiū休

xī息

。

Today's work is finished, so I can go home early to rest.

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

lěng冷

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

wǒ我

yào要

chuān穿

dà大

yī衣

。

It's very cold today, so I'm going to wear a coat.