昨天 zuó tiān
“yesterday”
time wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
昨天 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 297: 昨天 zuótiān — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 昨天
昨天 means 'yesterday' and is a time noun. It normally appears at the start of the sentence or before the verb; it does not take a measure word. A simple adjective predicate does not use 是 (我昨天很忙), but a noun predicate can (昨天是星期天).
例句Example sentences
- 昨天我很忙。zuó tiān wǒ hěn máng.I was very busy yesterday.
- 昨天他去北京了。zuó tiān tā qù běi jīng le.He went to Beijing yesterday.
- 昨天的天气很好。zuó tiān de tiān qì hěn hǎo.Yesterday's weather was very good.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗一个昨天我去了商店。
✓昨天我去了商店。
昨天 is a time noun and cannot be counted with 一个; place it directly as the time phrase.