昨
天

Yesterday in Chinese: 昨天 (zuó tiān)

zuó tiān

yesterday

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1yesterday

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昨
天

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄛˊ

zuó

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我昨天感冒了

    wǒ zuó tiān gǎn mào le

    I caught a cold yesterday.

  • 我昨天很忙。

    wǒ zuó tiān hěn máng。

    I was busy yesterday.

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Related words

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

天空

tiān kōng

sky

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

白天

bái tiān

daytime

半天

bàn tiān

half of the day

后天

hòu tiān

the day after tomorrow

前天

qián tiān

the day before yesterday

春天

chūn tiān

spring (season)

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