今天过得怎么样？
jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?
In Chinese, "how is your day going?" is expressed as 今天过得怎么样？ (jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?)
The phrase 今天过得怎么样？ is used to ask about the quality or progress of someone's day up to the current moment.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "Today pass [degree particle] how?" The word 过 means to pass or spend time, and the particle 得 is used to link the verb 过 to the adverbial description of how that time is being spent.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle 得 links the verb 过 to the description of how the time is being spent.
How do you pronounce it?
jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?
When do people say it?
A common and natural response to this question is 还不错, which means "not bad" or "pretty good".
Did you know?
- In a traditional Chinese social context, asking someone how their day is going might be answered with a comment about what they ate for lunch rather than an emotion.
- While asking 今天过得怎么样？ is common in translation exercises, in many parts of mainland China, friends might instead ask 干嘛呢? which literally means 'what are you doing?' as a way to initiate a conversation about one's current state.
- The word 过 in this phrase can also mean 'to celebrate'. If you change the context slightly, it is the same character used to say 'celebrate a birthday' 过生日.
Examples in context
- 你今天过得怎么样？Nǐ jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?How is your day going?
- 今天过得怎么样？还顺利吗？Jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng? Hái shùnlì ma?How is your day going? Is everything going smoothly?
- 宝贝，你今天过得怎么样？Bǎobèi, nǐ jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?Baby, how is your day going?
Example conversation
Two colleagues are chatting during their afternoon coffee break.
- 佳怡 Jiayi浩然，你今天过得怎么样？Hàorán, nǐ jīntiān guò de zěnmeyàng?Haoran, how is your day going?
- 浩然 Haoran还不错，就是有点忙。Hái bùcuò, jiùshì yǒudiǎn máng.Not bad, just a little busy.
- 佳怡 Jiayi那你要注意休息。Nà nǐ yào zhùyì xiūxi.Then you should remember to rest.
- 浩然 Haoran谢谢，佳怡。Xièxiè, Jiāyí.Thanks, Jiayi.
