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今

jīn

Definition

current
我今年二十五岁。

I'm 25 years old this (current) year.
(of) today
你今天怎么样？

How are you today?

现今世界上

In the world today
now
今可以言未？

Can I say it now?
the present
往古来今

From the past to the present
modern
今人

Modern people (people of our era)
present-day

Character Decomposition

Compounds (18)

to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)

to read; to think of; thought; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

(musical) instrument (in general); zither; guqin

to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt

to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem)

small hill

abbr. for Guizhou province 贵州

to boast; to esteem; to sympathize

coverlet; quilt

Phragmites japonica

latch of door; seal

wife of mother's brother

leather shoes; leather belt; thin bamboo strips

a sash; to tie

(person)

bright

character used in place names

(bird)

Related words (42)

this life; this age

modern people

(coll.) today

hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on

tonight; this evening

today

(literary) this year

this year

today

past and present; yesterday and today

tonight; this evening

this morning

at the present; now

this life

modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation

modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

(coll.) today

former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经

jīn wén jīng

former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars

jīn wén jīng xué

former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars

jīn shí jīn rì

this day and age (dialect)

then and now; ancient and modern

now; nowadays; these days; at present

current; present; now; nowadays

now; nowadays; modern

nowadays; at present; as things stand

now; at the present (time)

so far; to this day; until now

before the present; (a long period) ago

so far; to date; until now

yě yǒu jīn tiān

(coll.) to get one's just deserts; to serve sb right; to get one's share of (good or bad things); every dog has its day

shì dào jīn rì

under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point

shì dào rú jīn

as matters stand; things having reached this stage

gèn gǔ tōng jīn

from ancient times up to now; throughout history

jiè gǔ yù jīn

to borrow the past as a model for the present

bó gǔ tōng jīn

conversant with things past and present; erudite and informed

gǔ wǎng jīn lái

since ancient times; since times immemorial

jiāng jīn lùn gǔ

to observe the present to study the past

rú gǔ hán jīn

to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)

yí fàn gǔ jīn

to leave an example for all generations

qì jīn wéi zhǐ

so far; up to now; still (not)

既有今日何必当初

jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

see 早知今日何必当初

Idioms (12)

jīn fēi xī bǐ

things are very different now (idiom); times have changed

今日事今日毕

jīn rì shì jīn rì bì

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

今朝有酒今朝醉

jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

to live in the moment (idiom); to live every day as if it were one's last; to enjoy while one can

jiè gǔ fěng jīn

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

gǔ jīn zhōng wài

at all times and in all places (idiom)

shí zhì jīn rì

(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour

jī gǔ zhèn jīn

studying the old to promote the new (idiom)

tán gǔ lùn jīn

to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to chat freely; to discuss everything

guì gǔ jiàn jīn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

zhèn gǔ shuò jīn

shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries; glorious and world-shattering

早知今日何必当初

zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior

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