今 (jīn) means Present (modern - today). Below are 24 of the 215 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
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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
她 今 年十六岁，比我大一岁。
tā jīnnián shíliù suì, bǐ wǒ dà yī suì.
She's sixteen this year, one year older than me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
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 年我因为工作，没能回去。
jīnnián wǒ yīnwèi gōngzuò, méi néng huíqu.
This year I couldn't get back because of work.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
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
今 年春天，我终于回去了一趟。
jīnnián chūntiān, wǒ zhōngyú huíqu le / liǎo / liào yī tàng.
This spring I finally went back.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
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 appears in 215 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.
Words that contain 今
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Questions about 今
How is 今 used in a sentence?
This page shows 215 sentences using 今 (jīn, "Present (modern - 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.
Why do some sentences show 今 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 今 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 今?
The dictionary page for 今 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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