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昔日 (xī rì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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昔日 (xī rì): In former times (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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昔日 consists of 2 characters.

past, former times, ancient

day [date]; sun

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 昔日.

Words with 日

生日shēng rìHSK 2
节日jié rìHSK 3
日记rì jìHSK 4
今日jīn rì
假日jià rì
即日jí rì
平日píng rì
当日dāng rì

How to Use 昔日 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 昔日 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

xī昔

rì日

shí时

guāng光

neutral

bygone days

xī昔

rì日

hǎo好

yǒu友

neutral

old friend

xī昔

rì日

huī辉

huáng煌

formal

past glory

Verb + Objectwith忆

yì忆

xī昔

rì日

formalWritten

Example Sentences with 昔日

xī昔

rì日

，

zhè这

lǐ里

shì是

yí一

recall the past

gè个

xiǎo小

cūn村

zhuāng庄

。

In the past, this was a small village.

xī昔

rì日

de的

huī辉

huáng煌

chéng成

jiù就

，

rú如

jīn今

yǐ已

chéng成

wéi为

tā他

qián前

jìn进

de的

dòng动

lì力

。

The glorious achievements of the past have now become the driving force for his progress.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

hái还

jì记

de得

xī昔

rì日

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

fèn奋

dòu斗

de的

nà那

xiē些

rì日

zi子

？

Do you still remember those days when we struggled together in the past?

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tā他

cháng常

cháng常

huái怀

niàn念

xī昔

rì日

de的

xiào校

yuán园

shēng生

huó活

。

He often misses his school life in the past.

tā他

zǎo早

yǐ已

bú不

shì是

xī昔

rì日

nà那

ge个

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xī昔

rì日

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

xī昔

rì日

de的

fán繁

huá华

dū都

shì市

rú如

jīn今

liáo聊

qǐ起

xī昔

rì日

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

jīng经

lì历

róng容

yì易

chōng冲

dòng动

de的

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

le了

。

He is no longer the impulsive young man he was in the old days.

dàn

但

wǒ我

men们

cóng从

wèi未

fàng放

qì弃

guò过

xī希

wàng望

。

Although the past was full of challenges, we never gave up hope.

yǐ已

biàn变

dé得

níng宁

jìng静

。

The once bustling city has now become peaceful.

，

tā他

de的

yǎn眼

jīng睛

lì立

kè刻

liàng亮

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

When talking about his past travel experiences, his eyes immediately lit up.