4 strokes
4 画
jīn
rén
stretching person
- present
- current
- today
jīn-cì
今次
this time
jīn-dài
今代
current generation
jīnr
今儿
n.
today
jīn-hòu
今后
adv.
from now on
jīn-nián
今年
n.
this year
jīn-tiān
今天
n.
today
jīn-xī
今昔
n.
the present and the past
jīn-zhāo-yǒu-jiǔ-jīn-zhāo-zuì
今朝有求今朝醉
live for today not tomorrow
jīn-fēi-xī-bǐ
今非昔比
no comparison between the past and the present – have changed a lot
jīn-bù-rú-xī
今不如昔
worse than before
gǔ-wǎng-jīn-lái
古往今来
throughout the ages
Usage 用法
present
Wǒ zuì xǐ-huan hé péng-you bǎ-jiǔ-lín-fēng, tán-gǔ-lùn-jīn.
我最喜欢和朋友把酒临风，谈古论今。
I like talking most about things of ancient times and present with friends, raising our wine glasses against wind.
today
Jīn zǎo hěn lěng, yǒu yì céng hòu-hòu de wù-qì.
今早很冷，有一层厚厚的雾气。
It was so cold this morning that there was a thick curtain of fog.
