this life ⇒ 今生今世我都不会忘记父母的恩情。 Jīnshēng jīnshì wǒ dōu bù huì wàngjì fùmǔ de ēnqíng. → I will remember my parents' kindness for the rest of my life.

from now on

today ⇒ 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì. → Today's my birthday. ⇒ 今天我想去看场戏。 Jīntiān wǒ xiǎng qù kàn chǎng xì. → I want to go and see a play today.

this year ⇒ 今年年底我父亲就要退休了。 Jīnnián niándǐ wǒ fùqīn jiù yào tuìxiū le. → My father will retire at the end of this year. ⇒ 今年夏天他大学就要毕业了。 Jīnnián xiàtiān tā dàxué jiù yào bìyè le. → He graduates from university this summer.

today ⇒ 今日气温偏高。 Jīnrì qìwēn piān gāo. → It's pretty hot today.

today

today

the present

today ⇒ 现今的生产力远非50年前可比。 Xiànjīn de shēngchǎnlì yuǎnfēi wǔshí nián qián kě bǐ. → Production today can't be compared with that of 50 years ago.

today ⇒ 原本荒凉的郊外,而今已是高楼林立。 Yuánběn huāngliáng de jiāowài, érjīn yǐ shì gāolóu línlì. → Today the old wasteland is a forest of skyscrapers.

so far ⇒ 他至今已在公司里呆了10年了。 Tā zhìjīn yǐ zài gōngsī li dāile shí nián le. → So far he's been at the company for 10 years.

throughout the ages

evoke memories of the past