昔 cuò xī

formerly; ancient; in beginning

HSK 6 #2388

DEFINITIONS

昔 xī
  • surname Xi
  • former times
  • the past
  • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

STROKES

昔 stroke order diagram
昔 stroke order animation

WORDS

昔日 xī rì
HSK 6
formerly; in olden days
往昔 wǎng xī the past
今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ things are very different now (idiom); times have changed
今昔 jīn xī past and present; yesterday and today
今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī things are not as good as they used to be
修昔底德 xiū xī dǐ dé Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
修昔底德陷阱 xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
古昔 gǔ xī (literary) ancient times; in olden days
奶昔 nǎi xī milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
宿昔 sù xī formerly; in the past
昔年 xī nián former years; previous years
昔阳 xī yáng Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
昔陽 xī yáng Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
昔阳县 xī yáng xiàn Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
昔陽縣 xī yáng xiàn Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
美洛昔康 měi luò xī kāng meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
阿昔洛韦 ā xī luò wéi aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
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