# 昔日 (xīrì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 昔日 (xīrì) means “in the past; former days”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in the past; former days
- Pinyin: xīrì (xi1 ri4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 昔日的小渔村变成了大城市。
  Xīrì de xiǎo yúcūn biànchéngle dà chéngshì.
  The small fishing village of former days has turned into a big city.

## Characters

- 昔 (xī): former times; the past
- [日](https://hanziro.com/word/ri-day/) (rì): day; sun

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-ri-in-past/

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