昔
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
xī xi1
- former times
- the past
- Taiwan pr. [xí]
- surname Xi
Example sentences
- These pictures always remind me of the old days.
- You look as healthy as ever.
- After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
HSK words with 昔
More words with 昔
- 昔年 xīnián former years
- 古昔 gǔxī (literary) ancient times
- 奶昔 nǎixī milkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 宿昔 sùxī formerly
- 往昔 wǎngxī the past
- 今昔 jīnxī past and present
- 美洛昔康 měiluòxīkāng meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
- 今不如昔 jīnbùrúxī things are not as good as they used to be
- 今非昔比 jīnfēixībǐ (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- 阿昔洛韦 āxīluòwéi aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
- 昔阳 Xīyáng Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晋中 (Jìn zhōng), Shanxi