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  gam1   jyutping
  jin1   pinyin
[1] present; recent; modern [2] now; currently; presently; nowadays [3] immediately; right away

Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 16435 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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detail  gam1 jat6  jin1 ri4 = today
detail  gam1 tin1  jin1 tian1 = today
detail  gam1 nin4  jin1 nian2 = this year
detail  gam1 maan5/maan5*1  jin1 wan3 = tonight
detail  gam1 go3 jyut6   = this month
detail  gam1 ziu1  jin1 zhao1 = this morning
detail  gam1 hau6  jin1 hou4 = henceforth
detail  gam1 ci3   = this time
detail  gam1 kei4  jin1 qi1 (PRC), jin1 qi2 (Taiwan) = current issue, term, etc...
detail  jyu4 gam1  ru2 jin1 = now; this instance
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 39 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 10 of 54 examples containing 今
detail audio 今年
I'm eight this year.
detail audio 今日打算邊度
Where do you plan on going today?
detail audio 今日點呀?
How was your day today?
detail audio 今日早餐
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today
detail audio 今日唔會早餐
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast
detail audio 我係今日返屋企
I returned home only today.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
detail audio 今日星期
What is the day (of today)?
[The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]
detail audio 今日幾多
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 。]
detail audio 今日天氣好好
Today's weather is nice.
detail audio 今晚
What are the side dishes for dinner?
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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