Chinese Word: 昔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

昔HSK 6

Pinyin: xī

English Definition: former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Chinese Definition:
①以前，从前：昔者。昔人。往昔。今昔对比。
②古同“夕”，夜。

Antonyms: 今

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 日

Ideographic:Twenty 廿 days ago 日

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昔日HSK 6	xī rì	former days; in the past
往昔	wǎng xī	the past
今非昔比	jīn fēi xī bǐ	things are very different now (idiom); times have changed
抚今追昔	fǔ jīn zhuī xī	to reflect on the past in the light of the present (idiom)
今昔	jīn xī	past and present; yesterday and today

1		tā 她 bú yuàn 不愿 jiǎng shù 讲述 wǎng xī 往昔 de 的 shì qing 事情。 She didn't want to tell about bygone days.
2		huí gù 回顾 wǎng xī 往昔， shí guāng 时光 dài zǒu 带走 le 了 xǔ duō 许多 dōng xi 东西， què 却 liú xià 留下 le 了 zhēn guì 珍贵 de 的 huí yì 回忆。 Looking back on the past, time took away many things, but left behind precious memories.