昔日 xīrì former days
former days; in the past
怎么记住“昔日”: 昔 the old days + 日 sun = former days.
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用法
- In former days / the past - 昔日的辉煌 (xīrì de huīhuáng) past glory, 昔日好友 (xīrì hǎoyǒu) a friend from the old days.
- Literary and nostalgic; sets up a contrast with the present. More elegant than plain 过去 (guòqù).