How to Say ‘The day before’ in Simplified Chinese
前一天
qián yī tiān
[chyen ee tyen]
💬 Usage Tip: [前一天] means "the previous day" or "the day before," and what it's before comes from context. You can build similar time phrases like [前一晚] "the night before."
Phrase Breakdown
前
qián
[chyen]
before; previous
Here it helps form a phrase meaning the day before a certain event or date.
前一天取消通常比较安全，不容易被收费。
Canceling the day before is usually safer and less likely to incur a fee.
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; in time phrases it often helps count days, times, or units.
前一天里的“一”表示一天的数量。
In 前一天, 一 indicates the quantity of one day.
天
tiān
[tyen]
day
A common measure word for a day in dates, schedules, and deadlines.
如果是前一天，天还没有到用餐当天。
If it is the previous day, the dining day has not arrived yet.
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