How to Say ‘The day before’ in Traditional Chinese
前一天
qián yī tiān
[qián yī tiān]
💬 Usage Tip: 前一天 (qián yì tiān) means "the day before" a specific event, unlike 昨天 "yesterday". Here 一 is said (yì) because 天 has a level tone.
Phrase Breakdown
前
qián
[qián]
before
In advance of the time when something occurs.
請在開會前完成。
Please complete before the meeting.
一
yī
[yī]
one
Indicates a single item or unit.
我有一隻貓
I have one cat.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A 24-hour period of time.
我想為星期日在餐廳訂座位。
I want to reserve a seat at the restaurant for Sunday.
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