今天

Chinese

		today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (今天)		今	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jīntiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): җинтян (I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ tin¹
• Jin (Wiktionary): jing¹ tie¹
• Min Nan (POJ): kim-thian
• Wu (Wiktionary): jin thi (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīntiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jintian
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: җинтян (I-II)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕĩ²⁴ tʰiæ̃⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ tin¹
    • Yale: gām tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ tin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jing¹ tie¹
    • IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ tʰxie¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-thian
    • Tâi-lô: kim-thian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimtiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ tʰiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jin thi (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɪɲ⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/

Noun

今天

1. today

   你今天好像不太高興。 [MSC, trad.]
   你今天好像不太高兴。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ jīntiān hǎoxiàng bù tài gāoxìng. [Pinyin]

   You don't look very happy today.

   今天是星期一，對吧？ [MSC, trad.]
   今天是星期一，对吧？ [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān shì xīngqīyī, duì ba? [Pinyin]

   It's Monday today, isn't it?

   你今天有空幫個忙嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   你今天有空帮个忙吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ jīntiān yǒukòng bāng ge máng ma? [Pinyin]

   Would you have time today to help me with something?

2. nowadays

   今天的機械代替了許多裝配工作。 [MSC, trad.]
   今天的机械代替了许多装配工作。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān de jīxiè dàitì le xǔduō zhuāngpèi gōngzuò. [Pinyin]

   Nowadays machinery is taking over some of the assembly jobs.

Usage notes

• In Cantonese 今天 is formal.

Derived terms

• 也有今天 (yěyǒu jīntiān)

See also

• 現在／现在 (xiànzài)
• 現代／现代 (xiàndài)