How to Say ‘Today’ in Traditional Chinese
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen tyan]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 今天 go at the very start of the sentence or right after the subject, never at the end: 我今天很忙 "I'm busy today".
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen tyan]
today
Refers to the current day, as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow.
今天的天氣很舒服。
Today's weather is very pleasant.
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