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“yesterday” in Chinese

昨天zuótiān
Illustration of "yesterday" in a Chinese cultural setting
A calendar on a kitchen wall with yesterday's date circled in red marker, while today's page hangs freshly turned beside…

Usage note

The word 昨天 is made of 昨 (past) and 天 (day), so it literally means 'past day.' It's used exactly like 'yesterday' in English for any conversation about the day before today.

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