Decoded Slug: 今天 (jīntiān) - Today
Mandarin Grammar Point
今天 (jīntiān) - Today
今天 (jīntiān) - Today
Short explanation:
Used to refer to the present day or the current day.
Formation:
今天 + Verb/Adjective + Rest of the sentence
Examples:
今天我去超市买了很多食物，因为我想为朋友们做一顿丰盛的晚餐。
Jīntiān wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi le hěnduō shíwù, yīnwèi wǒ xiǎng wèi péngyǒu men zuò yīdùn fēngshèng de wǎncān.
Today I went to the supermarket and bought a lot of food, because I want to make a sumptuous dinner for my friends.
今天我得知我成功地通过了所有的考试，我非常高兴。
Jīntiān wǒ dézhī wǒ chénggōng de tōngguò le suǒyǒu de kǎoshì, wǒ fēicháng gāoxìng.
Today I found out that I successfully passed all my exams, I am very happy.
今天天气非常好，我打算出去散步。
Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo, wǒ dǎsuàn chūqù sànbù.
The weather is very nice today, I plan to go out for a walk.
今天我的儿子生病了，所以我不能去工作。
Jīntiān wǒ de érzi shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ wǒ bùnéng qù gōngzuò.
My son is sick today, so I cannot go to work.
Long explanation:
The Mandarin Chinese word '今天 (jīntiān)' is a time expression used to refer to the current day. It combines the words 今 (jīn) meaning 'now' or 'this' and 天 (tiān) meaning 'day', resulting in 'today'. This word is used to speak about incidents or events happening on the current day. It appears at the beginning of a sentence.
