昨天

zuó tiān

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. yesterday

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Get Yearly · $49.99 / year

Continue with Email

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Lifetime for $119.99 Try a practice session

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

今日

jīn rì

today

昨天 means yesterday, opposite of 今日 (today)

Related words

3 items

前天

qián tiān

the day before yesterday

前天 means the day before yesterday

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

明天 means tomorrow

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

过去 means the past, related to yesterday as a recent past day

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 昨天晚上 (zuótiān wǎnshang) 'yesterday evening'.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 昨天 (zuótiān) with 明天 (míngtiān). 昨 means 'yesterday' while 明 means 'tomorrow'.

Grammar

Guides that feature 昨天

Jump into a full guide with fill-in-the-blank drills. Clicking will load the page and move you to the top.

1 guide

HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 2+ 6 min

是...的 for Details

Highlight the detail of a known past event.

Reading: zuó tiān Open guide

Example Sentences

5 shown

昨天股市下跌了2%。

The stock market fell 2% yesterday.

昨天有位老同学来访，我们聊了很久。

Yesterday an old classmate came to visit, and we chatted for a long time.

昨天那家商店被抢劫了。

That store was robbed yesterday.

昨天下了一场冰雹。

It hailed yesterday.

昨天我很忙，无缘参加那个聚会。

I was very busy yesterday, so I had no chance to attend that gathering.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 昨天

day

yesterday

昨天