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| Pronunciation |
: |
jīn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- of today; of this year. (n)
- now; the present. (n)
- modern; present-day. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
人 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
今 |
| Usage |
: |
32.8% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. Today is mom’s birthday. |
| jīn |
tiān |
shì |
mā |
ma |
de |
shēng |
rì |
。 |
| 今 |
天 |
是 |
妈 |
妈 |
的 |
生 |
日 |
。 |
|
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| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 妈妈 |
: |
mother |
| 妈妈的 |
: |
mother’s |
| 生日 |
: |
birthday |
|
| 2. I will be more hardworking from now on. |
| cóng |
jīn |
yǐ |
hòu |
wǒ |
huì |
gèng |
jiā |
nǔ |
lì |
。 |
| 从 |
今 |
以 |
后 |
我 |
会 |
更 |
加 |
努 |
力 |
。 |
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| 从今以后 |
: |
from now on |
| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 会 |
: |
be sure to, will, would |
| 更加 |
: |
more, even more |
| 努力 |
: |
hardworking |
|
| 3. The elderly love to talk about things that happened in both ancient and modern times. |
| lǎo |
rén |
men |
ài |
tán |
lùn |
gǔ |
jīn |
。 |
| 老 |
人 |
们 |
爱 |
谈 |
论 |
古 |
今 |
。 |
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| 老人 |
: |
old man or woman, the aged, the old |
| 们 |
: |
plural marker |
| 爱 |
: |
love, enjoy, like |
| 谈论 |
: |
discuss, talk about |
| 古 |
: |
ancient times |
| 今 |
: |
modern times |
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