今天
jīn tiān
today
the present time; now
now (今) + day (天) = today
今 captures the present moment, and 天 literally means sky or day — together they anchor you to this specific day. Think of it as 'the current sky overhead,' grounding an abstract sense of now into a concrete, lived day.
今天天气很好。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo。
The weather is very nice today.
你今天打算做什么？
nǐ jīn tiān dǎ suàn zuò shén me？
What are you planning to do today?