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今朝
jīn zhāo
Pinyin
Definition
今朝
-
jīn zhāo
at the present
now
Character Decomposition
今
人
丶
㇇
朝
十
日
十
月
Related Words
(20)
今天
jīn tiān
1
today
2
at the present
3
now
今年
jīn nián
1
this year
今日
jīn rì
1
today
今晚
jīn wǎn
1
tonight
今
jīn
1
now
2
the present time
3
current
4
contemporary
5
this (day, year etc)
今儿
jīn r5
1
(coll.) today
今夜
jīn yè
1
tonight
2
this evening
今后
jīn hòu
1
hereafter
2
henceforth
3
in the future
4
from now on
今朝
jīn zhāo
1
at the present
2
now
今生
jīn shēng
1
this life
天朝
Tiān cháo
1
Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
2
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
如今
rú jīn
1
nowadays
2
now
朝
Cháo
1
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea
朝鲜
Cháo xiǎn
1
North Korea
2
Korea as geographic term
3
Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]
至今
zhì jīn
1
so far
2
to this day
3
until now
一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
1
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2
fig. in a short period of time
3
overnight
今不如昔
jīn bù rú xī
1
things are not as good as they used to be
今世
jīn shì
1
this life
2
this age
今人
jīn rén
1
modern people
今儿个
jīn r5 ge
1
(coll.) today
Idioms
(20)
一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
1
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2
fig. in a short period of time
3
overnight
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
1
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
1
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
1
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
1
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
1
to live in the moment (idiom)
2
to live every day as if it were one's last
3
to enjoy while one can
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
1
things are very different now (idiom)
2
times have changed
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
1
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
1
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
1
to seize every minute (idiom)
2
to make the best use of one's time
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
1
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
1
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
2
to regret vainly one's past behavior
时至今日
shí zhì jīn rì
1
(idiom) up to the present
2
even now
3
now (in contrast with the past)
4
at this late hour
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
1
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
2
indecisive
3
to blow hot and cold
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
1
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2
imminent crisis
3
living from hand to mouth
朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lu:4 xī
1
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2
imminent crisis
3
living from hand to mouth
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
1
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
Sample Sentences
今朝有酒今朝醉,别说这么多了,先干了这杯吧。
jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì ,bié shuō zhème duō le ,xiān gān le zhè bēi ba 。
Live life and enjoy the moment. Let’s not talk further and toast to this drink.
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Upper Intermediate
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今朝风雨来摧残
jīnzhāo fēng yǔ lái cuīcán
Now the storms come to destroy you
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Any
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是的呀,今朝丈母娘生日,阿拉老婆已经豁翎子给我了。
zi tiIʔ ia ,tɕin tsɔ zã mu niã sã niIʔ ,aʔ laʔ lɔ bu ɦi tɕin huaʔ lin tsi po ŋu leʔ 。
Yeah, today is my mother-in-law's birthday, my wife already warned me.
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Elementary
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