Meaning
past; former
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 昔 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 昔日xī rìformer days; in the past
- 昔年xī niánformer years; previous years
- 果昔guǒ xī(Tw) smoothie
- 今昔jīn xīpast and present; yesterday and today
- 往昔wǎng xīthe past
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Example Sentence
和昔日的同学重逢，他十分高兴。Hé xī rì de tóng xué chóng féng, tā shí fēn gāo xìng.Reuniting with his former classmates, he was very happy.
和Héand昔日xī rìformer days的deof同学tóng xuéto study at the same schoo重逢chóng féngto meet again，他tāhe十分shí fēnvery高兴gāo xìnghappy。