昨天

zuó tiān
HSK 1Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
Refers specifically to the day before today; commonly used in daily conversation.
yesterday
今天的前一天。
Words:
昨天晚上昨天夜里
Synonyms:
昨日前日
Antonyms:
今天明天
Sentences:
  1. 昨(zuó)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shàng)的(de)电(diàn)影(yǐng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)看(kàn)。
    The movie last night was very good.
  2. 我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)夜(yè)里(lǐ)睡(shuì)得(de)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)。
    I slept very late last night.
  3. 昨(zuó)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī)。
    Yesterday was Monday.
n
Used metaphorically to refer to a time not long ago, often in contexts like history or personal reflection.
recent past
不远的过去。
Synonyms:
不久近来
Antonyms:
明天明日
Sentences:
  1. 那(nà)些(xiē)事(shì)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)就(jiù)发(fā)生(shēng)在(zài)昨(zuó)天(tiān)。
    Those things seem like they just happened yesterday.
  2. 科(kē)技(jì)的(de)进(jìn)步(bù)让(ràng)昨(zuó)天(tiān)变(biàn)得(de)遥(yáo)远(yuǎn)。
    Technological advances make yesterday seem far away.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
zuó昨

yesterday; the past

HSK 1
tiān天

sky