today

今天

jīn tiān

The day that includes the present moment.

Standard Mapping

Chinese: 今天
Pinyin: jīn tiān
Meaning: 当前这一天
Note: Current-day time expression.

Meaning and Usage

Use “today” where 今天 is a time unit. Keep it in the position determined by Chinese semantic order.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

Today I go home → 今天我回家。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

I go home today when recording the Chinglish order

Reason

Natural English may move today, but Chinglish preserves the Chinese order.

Chinglish Examples

Today he very happy Chinese Sentence 今天他非常开心。 Full Pinyin jīn tiān tā fēi cháng kāi xīn Natural English He is very happy today. Today I go home Chinese Sentence 今天我回家。 Full Pinyin jīn tiān wǒ huí jiā Natural English I am going home today.

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