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HSK 1 · Days & dates

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

Stroke order of 昨天

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

昨 · 9 strokes天 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

The sun '日' that went suddenly '乍' — the day just gone, yesterday.

Parts: 昨 past (日 sun + 乍 phonetic) + 天 day

The characters in 昨天

  • 天 tiān — day; sky (4 strokes)

Example sentence

昨天我很忙。

I was very busy yesterday.

Words with 天

今天today明天tomorrow后天day after tomorrow前天day before yesterday天day; sky星期天Sunday白天daytime半天half a day; a long time天气weather晴天sunny day阴天overcast day春天spring夏天summer秋天autumn冬天winter天上in the sky天空sky整天all day

More words: Days & dates

今天today明天tomorrow后天day after tomorrow前天day before yesterday天day; sky日day (of the month); sun号day of month; number月month; moon年year今年this year明年next year去年last year星期week星期日Sunday星期天Sunday新年New Year生日birthday

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