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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[jīn]
  1. 1. adjective [现在的] present
  2. 2. adjective [当前的] current
  3. 3. noun today
    明两天都可以来。
    Come today or tomorrow, as you wish.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[jīn]
  1. 1. noun modern; present-day
  2. 2. noun now; the present
    以后
    from now on; henceforth
    胜于昔。
    The present is superior to the past.
  3. 3. noun of today; of this year
    this (coming) winter

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[jīn]
  1. 1. 现在当前
    以后
    晚。
  2. 2. 现代
    古为
    薄古
    古文译。
  3. 3. 此;这
    世。
  4. 4. 儿化特指今天
    儿我没空儿,明儿再说。

Examples

胜于昔。
The present is superior to the past.
晚上她的心情似乎特别开朗。
Tonight she seems to be in an especially cheerful mood.
乃知之。
I didn't know it until now.
五十年
50 years ago
这城市建设得真快,于已看不出它原来的面貌了。
The city has been built up really fast; it's changed beyond recognition.
则不然。
However, things are quite different today.
新厂的首批产品已全部投放市场。
The first batch of products from the new factory have all been put into the market.
海参崴(俄罗斯符拉迪沃斯托克)。
威海卫(山东威海市)。
松门卫(浙江松门)。

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