今天 (jīntiān) means Today. Below are 24 of the 60 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
From the graded readers
今天 早上我迟到了。
jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào.
I was late this morning.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
今天 我和爸爸去饭馆吃饭。
jīntiān wǒ hé bàba qù fàn guǎn chīfàn.
Today my dad and I went to a restaurant to eat.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
今天 早上，同屋送我去医院。
jīntiān zǎoshang, tóngwū sòng wǒ qù yīyuàn.
This morning my roommate took me to the hospital.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
今天 下雨了，可是爸爸不在家。
jīntiān xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào, kěshì bàba bùzài jiā.
It rained today, but dad wasn't home.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
可是 今天 早上，他们打电话来了。
kěshì jīntiān zǎoshang, tāmen dǎdiànhuà lái le / liǎo / liào.
But this morning they rang.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
最后弟弟说：“ 今天 比去公园还好玩。”
zuìhòu dìdi shuō:" jīntiān bǐ qù gōngyuán hái / huán hǎo / hào wán / wàn."
In the end my brother said, "Today was even more fun than the park."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
From the travel phrasebook
今天 我来买单。
Jīntiān wǒ lái mǎidān.
Let me pay tonight.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
今天 很高兴认识您。
Jīntiān hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
It was a pleasure meeting you today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
谢谢您 今天 的时间。
Xièxie nín jīntiān de shíjiān.
Thank you for your time today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
From the grammar library
今天 比昨天热。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 比 comparisons
我 今天 不能去。
Wǒ jīntiān bù néng qù.
I can't go today.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 会 / 能 / 可以 — three ways to say "can"
今天 appears in 60 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 今天
How is 今天 used in a sentence?
This page shows 60 sentences using 今天 (jīntiān, "Today"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 今天 an HSK word?
Yes — 今天 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 今天?
The dictionary page for 今天 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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