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[1] present; recent; modern [2] now; currently; presently; nowadays [3] immediately; right away Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 令 |
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This word has been viewed 16552 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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今日
gam1 jat6 = today
今天
gam1 tin1 = today 國
今年
gam1 nin4 = this year
今晚
gam1 maan5/maan5*1 = tonight
今個月
gam1 go3 jyut6 = this month 粵
今朝
gam1 ziu1 = this morning
今後
gam1 hau6 = henceforth
今次
gam1 ci3 = this time 粵
今期
gam1 kei4 = current issue, term, etc...
如今
jyu4 gam1 = now; this instance
而今
ji4 gam1 = now, at the present time
今朝早
gam1 ziu1 zou2 = this morning 粵
至今
zi3 gam1 = until now
現今
jin6 gam1 = now, nowadays, modern
迄今
ngat6 gam1 = so far; up till now 國
今世
gam1 sai3 = this life; this age
今兒
gam1 ji4 = today 國
今昔
gam1 sik1 = past and present; yesterday and today
今晨
gam1 san4 = this morning
今生
gam1 saang1 = this life
今譯
gam1 jik6 = modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation
今音
gam1 jam1 = modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
博古通今
bok3 gu2 tung1 gam1 = conversant with things past and present - erudite and informed
今勻
gam1 wan4 = this time 粵
在今年年底
zoi6 gam1 nin4 nin4 dai2 = at the end of this year
今日美國
gam1 jat6 mei5 gwok3 = USA Today
今個禮拜
gam1 go3 lai5 baai3 = this week
今時今日
gam1 si4 gam1 jat6 = right now; at this time; nowadays
今晚黑
gam1 maan5 hak1 = this evening 粵
從今
cung4 gam1 = from now on
從今以後
cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6 = henceforth
今夜
gam1 je6 = tonight
當時今日
dong1 si4 gam1 jat6 = thus, hitherto
暨今
kei3 gam1 = up to the present; until now
今屆
gam1 gaai3 = this session (of an event) 粵
早知今日，何必當初
zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 = if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path
今非昔比
gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2 = the present cannot be compared with the past; things have changed
時至今日
si4 zi3 gam1 jat6 = up until now
當今
dong1 gam1 = now; at present; the present day
今晚打老虎
gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2 = Comment allez-vous? ; how are you? 粵
大長今
daai6 coeng4 gam1 = Dae Jang Geum |
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Showing 10 of 54 examples containing 今
我係今日返屋企㗎。 粵
I returned home only today. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
今日星期幾？ 粵
What is the day (of today)? [The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]
今日幾多號？ 粵
What is the date (of today)? [The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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