1. Answer: 昨天(zuótiān)
According to its translation, “昨天(zuótiān)” should be filled in the blank.
Some commonly used expressions concerning “天(tiān)” in Chinese are as follows:
| qiántiān | zuótiān | jīntiān | mínɡtiān | hòutiān |
| 前天 | 昨天 | 今天 | 明天 | 后天 |
| the day before yesterday | yesterday | today | tomorrow | the day after tomorrow |
2. Answer: 明年(mínɡnián)
According to its translation, “明年(mínɡnián)” should be filled in the blank.
Some commonly used expressions concerning “年(nián)” in Chinese are as follows:
| qiánnián | qùnián | jīnnián | mínɡnián | hòunián |
| 前 年 | 去年 | 今 年 | 明年 | 后年 |
| the year before last year | last year | this year | next year | the year after next year |
(xiàge yuè)
According to its translation, “下个月(xiàge yuè)” should be filled in the blank.
Some commonly used expressions concerning “月(yuè)” in Chinese are as follows:
| shàngshàngge yuè | shàngge yuè | zhège yuè | xiàge yuè | xiàxiàge yuè |
| 上上个月 | 上个月 | 这个月 | 下个月 | 下下个月 |
| the month before last month | last month | this month | next month | the month after next month |
(shàngge xīngqī)
According to its translation, “上个星期(shàngge xīngqī)” should be filled in the blank.
Some commonly used expressions concerning “星期(xīngqī)” in Chinese are as follows:
| shàngshàngge xīngqī | shàngge xīngqī | zhège xīngqī | xiàge xīngqī | xiàxiàge xīngqī |
| 上上个星期 | 上个星期 | 这个星期 | 下个星期 | 下下个星期 |
| shàngshàngge lǐbài | shàngge lǐbài | zhège lǐbài | xiàge lǐbài | xiàxiàge lǐbài |
| 上上个礼拜 | 上个礼拜 | 这个礼拜 | 下个礼拜 | 下下个礼拜 |
| the week before last week | last week | this week | next week | the week after next week |
In all these time expressions, “上(shàng)” means last or before, denoting past tense; “这(zhè)” means this, denoting present tense; “下(xià)” means next or after, denoting future tense.
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