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昨天

zuó tiān · zuo tian

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HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. yesterday
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Where were you yesterday?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，你(nǐ)没(méi)接(jiē)。

    Where were you yesterday? I called you and you didn't pick up.

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)？我(wǒ)在(zài)家(jiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Yesterday? I was asleep at home.

  3. Liangliang

    睡(shuì)了(le)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)？

    You slept all day?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。前天(qiántiān)也(yě)是(shì)。

    Yes. The day before yesterday too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)呢(ne)？

    And today?

  6. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)……我(wǒ)刚(gāng)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Today… I just got up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)昨(zuó)天(tiān)来(lái)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。

This is the girl that came yesterday.

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02

昨(zuó)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)看(kàn)书(shū)。

We were reading in the library all yesterday afternoon.

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昨
zuó

yesterday

天
tiān

day; sky

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