今晚
jīn wǎn
Pinyin

Definition

今晚
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jīn wǎn
  1. tonight

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
今
jīn
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 the present time
  3. 3 current
  4. 4 contemporary
  5. 5 this (day, year etc)
今儿
jīn r5
  1. 1 (coll.) today
今夜
jīn yè
  1. 1 tonight
  2. 2 this evening
今后
jīn hòu
  1. 1 hereafter
  2. 2 henceforth
  3. 3 in the future
  4. 4 from now on
今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
今晚
jīn wǎn
  1. 1 tonight
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
夜晚
yè wǎn
  1. 1 night
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
如今
rú jīn
  1. 1 nowadays
  2. 2 now
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
昨晚
zuó wǎn
  1. 1 yesterday evening
  2. 2 last night
晚
wǎn
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 late
晚上
wǎn shang
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in the evening
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
晚会
wǎn huì
  1. 1 evening party
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
晚饭
wǎn fàn
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 supper
  4. 4 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
晚餐
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
今不如昔
jīn bù rú xī
  1. 1 things are not as good as they used to be

Idioms (20)

今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 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. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
  1. 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
  1. 1 to leave early and return late (idiom)
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
  1. 1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
  2. 2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
时至今日
shí zhì jīn rì
  1. 1 (idiom) up to the present
  2. 2 even now
  3. 3 now (in contrast with the past)
  4. 4 at this late hour
为时不晚
wéi shí bù wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
为时未晚
wéi shí wèi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
犹未为晚
yóu wèi wéi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
相见恨晚
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn
  1. 1 to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
  2. 2 It feels like we have known each other all along.
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
  1. 1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
  1. 1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
  2. 2 to chat freely
  3. 3 to discuss everything
贵古贱今
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
  1. 1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
震古烁今
zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
  1. 1 shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries
  2. 2 glorious and world-shattering

Sample Sentences

要不这样，择日不如撞日，我们今晚吃顿饭吧，我现在就去接您。
yàobù zhèyàng ，zérìbùrúzhuàngrì ，wǒmen jīnwǎn chī dùn fàn ba ，wǒ xiànzài jiù qù jiē nín 。
What about this? There's no better day than today, let's have dinner this evening. I'll go pick you up right now.
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嗯…也好，就今晚吧。
ēn …yěhǎo ，jiù jīnwǎn ba 。
Emm...ok, let's do it tonight.
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各位同学，大家晚上好！欢迎大家来到今晚的尖峰论坛。
gèwèi tóngxué ，dàjiā wǎnshang hǎo ！huānyíng dàjiā láidào jīnwǎn de jiānfēng lùntán 。
Good evening everyone! Welcome to this evening's summit.
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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
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小梁，谢谢你邀请我出席这场品酒会，今晚我学了很多跟红酒有关的专业知识呢！
xiǎo Liáng ，xièxie nǐ yāoqǐng wǒ chūxí zhè chǎng pǐnjiǔhuì ，jīnwǎn wǒ xué le hěn duō gēn hóngjiǔ yǒuguān de zhuānyè zhīshi ne ！
Xiao Liang, thank you for inviting me to this wine tasting event. Tonight I learned a lot about the red wine profession!
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嗯，知错就好！我大人大量不跟你计较那么多，今晚还让你有机会向我请罪呢！欸，我今天才知道真正的顶级红酒之所以那么珍稀昂贵，不是只跟年份有关呢。酒原来并不是越陈越香啊！
ng4 ，zhī cuò jiù hǎo ！wǒ dàrendàliàng bù gēn nǐ jìjiào nàme duō ，jīnwǎn hái ràng nǐ yǒu jīhuì xiàng wǒ qǐngzuì ne ！èi ，wǒ jīntiān cái zhīdào zhēnzhèng de dǐngjí hóngjiǔ zhī suǒyǐ nàme zhēnxī ángguì ，bùshì zhī gēn niánfèn yǒuguān ne 。jiǔ yuánlái bìngbùshì yuèchényuèxiāng ā ！
Yes, as long as you know you're in the wrong! I'm such a magnanimous person that I won't hold it against you. I even gave you an opportunity to admit your error tonight! Agh! It was only tonight that I realized that what makes a top quality red wine rare and expensive isn't just the year of production. Wine doesn't always taste better with age... eh!
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那今晚吃哈根达斯吧！
nà jīnwǎn chī HāgēnDásī ba ！
Well, then let’s have Häagen-Dazs this evening.
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你今晚要不要来我们家吃饭？
nǐ jīnwǎn yào bù yào lái wǒmen jiā chīfàn ？
Would you like to come over for dinner tonight?
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今晚我家有客人。
jīnwǎn wǒ jiā yǒu kèrén 。
I have a guest at my house tonight.
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考完试了！咱们今晚该去好好玩一顿。
kǎo wán shì le ！zánmen jīnwǎn gāi qù hǎohāo wán yídùn 。
End of exams! We really should go have a fun time tonight.
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