yesterday; the previous day
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
yesterday; the day before today
literaryMore formal and literary than 昨天 (zuótiān). Commonly used in written Chinese, news reports, formal speeches, and literary works.
Zuó昨
rì日
de的
huì会
yì议
tuī推
chí迟
dào到
jīn今
tiān天
shàng上
wǔ午
jǔ举
xíng行
。
Yesterday's meeting was postponed to this morning.
Zuó昨
rì日
shōu收
pán盘
jià价
shàng上
zhāng涨
le了
wǔ五
gè个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
Yesterday's closing price rose by five percentage points.
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Tā他
zuó昨
rì日
cái才
cóng从
Shàng上
hǎi海
guī归
lái来
。
He only returned from Shanghai yesterday.
Zuó昨
rì日
chóng重
xiàn现
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
Yīng英
wén文
gē歌
qǔ曲
。
"Yesterday Once More" is a classic English song.