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jīn
Main
English Definitionnow; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjīn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gam1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (代) pronoun

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Words With Same Head Word    
今天jīntiāntoday; at the present; now
今年jīnniánthis year
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
今日jīnrìtoday
今晚jīnwǎntonight
Words With Same Tail Word    
如今rújīnnowadays; now
至今zhìjīnso far; to this day; until now
现今xiànjīnnow; nowadays; modern
当今dāngjīncurrent; present; now; nowadays
迄今qìjīnso far; to date; until now
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