jīn rì
today
今日天气很好。
jīn rì tiān qì hěn hǎo.
The weather is very good today.
今日我有事，不能去上班了。
jīn rì wǒ yǒu shì, bù néng qù shàng bān le.
I have something to do today, so I can't go to work.
今日是星期五，我们可以出去玩了。
jīn rì shì xīng qī wǔ, wǒ men kě yǐ chū qù wán le.
Today is Friday, we can go out and play.
本日 (běnrì)
today
今朝 (jīnzhāo)
this morning
昨日 (zuó rì)
yesterday
明天 (míng tiān)
tomorrow
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The Chinese word "今日" (jīn rì) means "today". It is composed of two characters: "今" (jīn), which means "now" or "present", and "日" (rì), which means "day". The character "今" is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts a person standing with their arms outstretched. This character was originally used to represent the concept of "now" or "the present moment". The character "日" is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts the sun. This character was originally used to represent the concept of "day". The combination of these two characters creates the word "今日", which means "today".
