How to pronounce zuo tian (昨天) in Chinese

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昨天

zuó tiān

Characters & meanings

zuóT2

yesterday

tiānT1

day; sky

Common mistake

Rising + high (2-1): zuó rises where jīntiān's jīn stays flat — that tone contrast is the main audible difference between "yesterday" and "today". The z is an unaspirated "dz".

Example sentence

昨天很冷。

Zuótiān hěn lěng.

It was cold yesterday.

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