Mandarin Grammar Point
昨天 (zuótiān) - Yesterday

昨天 (zuótiān) - Yesterday

Short explanation:

Used to indicate the day before the current day.

Formation:

昨天 + Verb/Adjective + Rest of the sentence

Examples:

昨天我去了公园。
Zuótiān wǒ qùle gōngyuán.
I went to the park yesterday.
我昨天看了一部很好的电影。
Wǒ zuótiān kànle yī bù hěn hǎo de diànyǐng.
I watched a very good movie yesterday.
昨天你为什么没有参加我们的聚会?
Zuótiān nǐ wèishéme méiyǒu cānjiā wǒmen de jùhuì?
Why didn't you join our gathering yesterday?
他昨天晚上回家很晚。
Tā zuótiān wǎnshàng huí jiā hěn wǎn.
He came home very late last night.

Long explanation:

The Mandarin Chinese term '昨天 (zuótiān)' refers to the day before today, similar to the English word 'yesterday'. It can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence to specify the time of an event or activity that happened yesterday.
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