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Character · Noun · Adjective

yesterday; past

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

yesterday

Refers specifically to the day before today.

Zuó昨
tiān天
wǒ我
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
le了
 。

I went for a walk in the park yesterday.

Zuó昨
yè夜
de的
yǔ雨
xià下
de得
hěn很
dà大
 。

The rain last night was very heavy.

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Mā妈
ma妈
zuó昨
tiān天
mǎi买
le了
hěn很
duō多
shuǐ水
guǒ果
 。

Mom bought a lot of fruit yesterday.

Wǒ我
men们
zuó昨
tiān天
yì一
qǐ起
kàn看
le了
diàn电
yǐng影
 。

We watched a movie together yesterday.

Tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
jiā加
bān班
dào到
hěn很
wǎn晚
 。

He worked overtime until late yesterday.

2.

adjective

past; former

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts to refer to past times or past situations, often paired with contrasting terms.

Jué觉
jīn今
shì是
ér而
zuó昨
fēi非
 。

I realize that what I do now is right, and what I did before was wrong.

Tā他
zǒng总
huái怀
niàn念
zuó昨
nián年
de的
shí时
guāng光
 。

He always misses the days of past years.

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Zuó昨
shí时
de的
zhèng政
cè策
yǐ已
bù不
zài再
shì适
yòng用
 。

The policies of the past are no longer applicable.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
yīng应
jiū纠
jié结
zuó昨
wǎng往
de的
cuò错
wù误
 。

We should not dwell on the mistakes of the past.

Zuó昨
shì世
de的
ēn恩
yuàn怨
bù不
bì必
dài带
dào到
jīn今
shēng生
 。

Grievances from past lives need not be brought into this life.