Yesterday in Chinese (Mandarin): 昨天 (zuótiān)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 昨天

• 昨

  Yesterday, the past. 日 (sun, day) is on the left.

  9 strokes

• 天

  Day, and also sky.

  4 strokes

The days around today all end in 天: 前天 (qiántiān) the day before yesterday, 昨天 yesterday, 今天 today, 明天 tomorrow and 后天 (hòutiān) the day after tomorrow. Add 了 (le) for things that already happened: 昨天下雨了.

More examples with 昨天

• 昨天我去了公园。

  昨天我去了公園。

  Zuótiān wǒ qùle gōngyuán.

  I went to the park yesterday.

• 昨天是星期天。

  Zuótiān shì xīngqītiān.

  Yesterday was Sunday.

How to write 昨天 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.