昨 zuó
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 昨天我很忙。 Zuótiān wǒ hěn máng. I was very busy yesterday.
- 昨天他来了。 Zuótiān tā lái le. He came yesterday.
- 昨天我没吃早饭。 Zuótiān wǒ méi chī zǎofàn. I didn't have breakfast yesterday.
- 昨天下了大雨。 Zuótiān xià le dàyǔ. It rained heavily yesterday.
- 你昨天去哪儿了？ Nǐ zuótiān qù nǎr le? Where did you go yesterday?
- 王明昨天买了一本书。 Wáng Míng zuótiān mǎi le yì běn shū. Wang Ming bought a book yesterday.
- 昨天晚上冷不冷？ Zuótiān wǎnshang lěng bu lěng? Was it cold yesterday evening?
- 昨天是李月的生日。 Zuótiān shì Lǐ Yuè de shēngrì. Yesterday was Li Yue's birthday.
- 谁昨天看见他了？ Shéi zuótiān kànjiàn tā le? Who saw him yesterday?
- 昨天下午我们开会。 Zuótiān xiàwǔ wǒmen kāihuì. Yesterday afternoon we had a meeting.