昨天 zuótiān▶ ayer

Stroke order

昨天 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 昨 — 9 strokes
• 天 — 4 strokes

Example sentences

• 昨天下雨了。Zuótiān xià yǔ le.It rained yesterday.
• 昨天我在家。Zuótiān wǒ zài jiā.I was at home yesterday.

Related words

• 今天hoy
• 天气tiempo
• 明天mañana
• 聊天charlar
• 礼拜天Domingo
• 天真ingenuo

昨天 is pronounced zuótiān and means “ayer”. HSK 1 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 昨天 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.