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昨天

zuó tiān · zuo tian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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这(zhè)是(shì)昨(zuó)天(tiān)来(lái)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。

This is the girl that came yesterday.

昨(zuó)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)看(kàn)书(shū)。

We were reading in the library all yesterday afternoon.

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yesterday

day; sky

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