今儿 (jīn r) — today (colloquial, Northern Mandarin)

Definition

Colloquial, Northern-Mandarin way to say 'today' — the everyday spoken form, while 今天 is neutral and works in any register.

noun

today (colloquial, Northern Mandarin)

今儿，。
jīn r Tiān qì bú cuò, zán men chū qù zǒu zǒu.
The weather is nice today, let's go for a walk.
今儿？
jīn r Wǎn shàng nǐ xiǎng chī shén me?
What do you want to eat this evening?
今儿。
jīn r Wǒ kě méi kòng péi nǐ wán.
I really don't have time to hang out with you today.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

今 means today, and 儿 makes the colloquial Northern word 今儿.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One explanation sees the shape as an upside-down mouth with a line below it, giving the idea of not speaking.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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