| 昨天 | zuo2 tian1 | yesterday |
| 昨晚 | zuo2 wan3 | last night |
| 昨日 | zuo2 ri4 | yesterday |
| 昨 | zuo2 | yesterday |
| 前天 | qian2 tian1 | the day before yesterday |
| 昨儿 | zuo2 er2 | (coll.) yesterday |
| 前日 | qian2 ri4 | previously |
| 前晚 | qian2 wan3 | yesterday evening |
| 昨晨 | zuo2 chen2 | yesterday morning |
| 昨天下午 | zuo2 tian1 xia4 wu3 | yesterday afternoon |
| 昨天晚上 | zuo2 tian1 wan3 shang5 | yesterday evening |
| 从前天开始 | cong1 qian2 tian1 kai1 shi3 | starting the day before yesterday |
| 从昨天凌晨起 | cong1 zuo2 tian1 ling2 chen2 qi3 | since early yesterday morning |