旧日

舊日

jiùrì

noun #21,347

Meanings

1 former days
2 bygone days
3 the old days
4 times past

Characters

old / former / past

day / sun / time

Examples

HSK 5

旧日的记忆已经模糊了。

Jiùrì de jìyì yǐjīng móhu le.

The memories of former days have already grown hazy.

HSK 7-9

他回忆起旧日的友情，心中感慨万千。

Tā huíyì qǐ jiùrì de yǒuqíng, xīnzhōng gǎnkǎi-wànqiān.

Recalling the friendships of bygone days, he was filled with deep emotion.

Tips

usage

旧日 is slightly literary or nostalgic in tone, used to evoke the past wistfully. In everyday speech, 以前 or 从前 are more common.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

日 rì