往日

wǎng rì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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nowadays

contrast with present days

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former days

more formal or literary term for former days

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future

future as temporal counterpart

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before

referring to past times in general

Frequently paired with 对比 (duìbǐ) or 相比 (xiāngbǐ) to draw comparisons between past and present.

Often used in written or narrative contexts rather than casual speech; 以前 (yǐqián) is more common in everyday conversation.

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往日的回忆令人怀念。

Memories of former days make one nostalgic.

往日时光

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3142977)

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to go (in a direction)

sun