昨 (zok3) — yesterday; in former times; in the past in Cantonese
zok˗₃昨Mandarin Pinyin: zuo2
Meaning of 昨
nounyesterday; in former times; in the past
Example Sentences with 昨
昨天已經決定了。
It was already decided yesterday.
camˎ₄尋maanˏ₅晚paak˗₃泊zoˊ²咗deiˍ₆地zong˗₃藏ceˉ¹車
Last night, I parked in the underground lot.
camˎ₄噚maanˏ₅晚mˎ₄唔gei˗₃記dakˉ¹得fan˗₃瞓gaau3.覺。
Last night I forgot to sleep.
camˎ₄尋maanˏ₅晚houˊ²好gui6.攰。
I was very tired last night.
keoiˏ₅佢camˎ₄尋jatˍ₆日hoiˉ¹開ciˊ²始heiˊ²起beng6.病。
He started getting sick yesterday.
Words Containing 昨
昨晨zok6 san4
yestermorn, yestermorning. Note that the commonly accepted variant pronunciation of this is "zok3 san4".
昨夜zok3 je6
yesterday night
昨晚zok6 maan5
yesterday night; last evening; the previous evening; yestereve, yesterevening | Note that the commonly accepted variant pronunciation of this is "zok3 maan5".
昨天zok6 tin1
yesterday | Cant.: 琴日; 尋日 | Syn.: 昨日
昨日zok6 jat6
yesterday | For Mand., this is more bookish than 昨天 | Cant.: 琴日; 尋日
昨午zok6 ng5
yesterday afternoon
昨早zok6 zou2
yesterday morning
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