昔日
Old HSK 6
昔日 (xīrì) · former days
昔日 (xīrì) means “former days; in the past”. It is written with 2 characters: 昔 (past) + 日 (day). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 昔日 is built
The characters
昔 xī · past
What 昔 is made of
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
日 rì · day
What 日 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里已经没有昔日的热闹了。Zhèlǐ yǐjīng méiyǒu xīrì de rènao le.This place has lost the bustle of former days.
昔日的小渔村变成了大城市。Xīrì de xiǎo yúcūn biànchéng le dà chéngshì.The former small fishing village has become a big city.
Questions about 昔日
What does 昔日 mean?
昔日 (xīrì) means “former days; in the past”.
How do you pronounce 昔日?
昔日 is pronounced xīrì.
Which HSK level is 昔日?
昔日 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 日期rìqīdate
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 节日jiérìfestival
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 日子rìziday
- 日常rìchángdaily
- 日记rìjìdiary
- 日历rìlìcalendar
- 日程rìchéngschedule
Learn 昔日 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 193: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.