今夕

jīnxī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 this evening
  2. 2 tonight

Examples

HSK 5
Jīnxī de yuèliang géwài yuán.
Tonight's moon is especially round.
HSK 7-9
Jīnxī yì bié, bù zhī héshí cái néng zài xiāngjiàn.
After we part tonight, who knows when we will meet again.

Tips

culture
Two famous lines carry it: 今夕何夕 (what night is this?), a cry of joy on a wedding night in the 诗经, and Su Shi's 不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年 (I wonder what year it is tonight in the palaces of heaven), from his Mid-Autumn ci to the tune 水调歌头.

Stroke Order

今 jīn
夕 xī