今昔 jīn xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ gam1 sik1
- past and present
- yesterday and today
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今
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gam1 nin4 this year
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 今日 jīn rì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ gam1 jat6 today
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
Show 15 more words with 今
- 现今 現今 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 now
- 当今 當今 dāng jīn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄣ dong1 gam1 the present time
- 至今 zhì jīn ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄣ zi3 gam1 so far
- 迄今 qì jīn ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ngat6 gam1 so far
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 从今以后 從今以後 cóng jīn yǐ hòu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6 from now on
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 今世 jīn shì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˋ gam1 sai3 this life
- 今井 Jīn jǐng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gam1 zeng2 Imai (Japanese surname)
- 今人 jīn rén ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ gam1 jan4 modern people
- 今儿 今兒 jīn r ㄐㄧㄣ ㄦ gam1 ji4 (coll.) today
- 今夜 jīn yè ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄝˋ gam1 je6 tonight
- 今早 jīn zǎo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄗㄠˇ gam1 zou2 this morning
- 今晚 jīn wǎn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄢˇ gam1 maan5 tonight
- 今晨 jīn chén ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ gam1 san4 this morning
昔
- 昔日 xī rì ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ sik1 jat6 former days
- 古昔 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 sik1 (literary) ancient times
- 奶昔 nǎi xī ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧ naai5 sik1 milkshake (Note: 昔 is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 宿昔 sù xī ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧ suk1 sik1 formerly
- 往昔 wǎng xī ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ wong5 sik1 the past
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- 昔年 xī nián ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sik1 nin4 former years
- 昔阳 昔陽 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sik1 joeng4 see 昔阳县
- 果昔 guǒ xī ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧ gwo2 sik1 (Tw) smoothie
- 昔阳县 昔陽縣 Xī yáng Xiàn ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ sik1 joeng4 jyun6 Xiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市, Shanxi
- 今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧ gam1 bat1 jyu4 sik1 things are not as good as they used to be
- 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧˇ gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2 (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- 修昔底德 Xiū xī dǐ dé ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ sau1 sik1 dai2 dak1 Thucydides (c. 455–c. 400 BC), Greek historian and author of History of the Peloponnesian War
- 美洛昔康 měi luò xī kāng ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄎㄤ mei5 lok6 sik1 hong1 meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
- 阿昔洛韦 阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi ㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ aa3 sik1 lok6 wai4 aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
Idioms with these characters
- 贵古贱今 貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ gwai3 gu2 zin6 gam1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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- 借古讽今 借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ kai1 gu2 zan3 gam1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
- 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧˇ gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2 (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì ㄕˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ si4 zi3 gam1 jat6 (idiom) up to the present
- 谈古论今 談古論今 tán gǔ lùn jīn ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ taam4 gu2 leon6 gam1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
- 震古烁今 震古爍今 zhèn gǔ shuò jīn ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ zan3 gu2 soek3 gam1 lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)