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昔 xī

past, former; ancient

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
日
Type
Ideograph
Made of 廿日 ⿱廿日

Memory hint: Twenty 廿 days ago 日

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Example sentences with 昔

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  1. 昔日的荒地如今变成了繁华的城市。
    Xīrì de huāngdì rújīn biàn chéng le fánhuá de chéngshì.
    The wasteland of the past has now become a bustling city.
    past (particle) wasteland now become-into (particle) bustling (particle) city
  2. 你还记得昔日我们一起度过的时光吗？
    Nǐ hái jìde xīrì wǒmen yìqǐ dùguò de shíguāng ma?
    Do you still remember the times we spent together in the past?
    you still remember past we together spend-over (particle) time (question)
  3. 我们应该珍惜昔日的友谊。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi zhēnxī xīrì de yǒuyì.
    We should cherish the friendship of the past.
    we should cherish past (particle) friendship
  4. 这里已经不再是昔日那个安静的小镇了。
    Zhèlǐ yǐjīng bú zài shì xīrì nà ge ānjìng de xiǎozhèn le.
    This is no longer the quiet little town it once was.
    here already not again is past that (measure) quiet (particle) small-town (particle)
  5. 昔日战乱不断的地区，如今已经和平安宁。
    Xīrì zhànluàn búduàn de dìqū, rújīn yǐjīng hépíng ānníng.
    The region that once suffered constant war is now peaceful and calm.
    past war-chaos continuous (particle) area, now already peaceful calm

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