前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days 天次 tiān cì number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution) / days / occasions 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days syn 疾驰而过 疾馳而過 jí chí ér guò to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past 旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 老账 老賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 日内 日內 rì nèi in a few days / one of these days syn 不日 bù rì within the next few days / in a few days time syn 大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days 三九天 sān jiǔ tiān the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year 车辆不可用日数 vehicle off the road days / VOR days 三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts 这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days 昔日 xī rì former days / in the past syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 往日 wǎng rì former days / the past syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 几天来 幾天來 jǐ tiān lái for the past few days 日来 日來 rì lái in the past few days / lately 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 既往 jì wǎng past / bygone / the past syn 怀古 懷古 huái gǔ to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic syn 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings syn 曾 céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones syn 前事不忘，后事之师 前事不忘，後事之師 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience 行状 行狀 xíng zhuàng (literary) brief obituary / one's past experience / one's past record / Taiwan pr. [xing4 zhuang4] syn 呼啸而过 呼嘯而過 hū xiào ér guò to whistle past / to hurtle past / to zip by 宿命通 sù mìng tōng (Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats) 旧景重现 舊景重現 jiù jǐng - chóng xiàn scenes of the past reappear / evocation of the past 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 暮岁 暮歲 mù suì the last days of the year / old age 遗风 遺風 yí fēng tradition or style from the past / old ways / surviving tradition / relic 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 复旧 復舊 fù jiù to restore old way / to return to the past syn 老皇历 老皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle syn 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 重温旧梦 重溫舊夢 chóng wēn jiù mèng to revive old dreams (idiom) / to relive past experiences syn 温故而知新 溫故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future 旧例 舊例 jiù lì old rules / example from the past / former practices 旧恶 舊惡 jiù è old wrong / past grievance / wickedness of former times syn 旧教 舊教 jiù jiào old teachings / wisdom from the past syn 旧迹 舊跡 jiù jì old traces / signs from the past 老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife syn 老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard 念旧 念舊 niàn jiù to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake syn 故道 gù dào old road / old way / old course (of a river) 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom) / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn 翻老账 翻老賬 fān lǎo zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds 翻旧账 翻舊賬 fān jiù zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds 老少无欺 老少無欺 lǎo shào wú qī cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn 旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 当年 當年 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life syn 几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days 那时 那時 nà shí then / at that time / in those days syn 日前 rì qián the other day / a few days ago syn 两天 兩天 liǎng tiān two days 三天 sān tiān three days 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn 年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn 年月 nián yuè months and year / time / days of one's life syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 末日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday syn 五天 wǔ tiān five days 四天 sì tiān four days 过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along syn 前些 qián xiē a few (days, years etc) ago 隔天 gé tiān the next day / on alternate days 旧时 舊時 jiù shí in former times / the olden days syn 连天 連天 lián tiān reaching the sky / for days on end / incessantly syn 度日 dù rì to pass one's days / to scratch out a difficult, meager existence syn 旧日 舊日 jiù rì former times / olden days syn 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 即日 jí rì this or that very day / in the next few days syn 明儿 明兒 míng r (coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day syn 八天 bā tiān eight-day / eight days 末路 mò lù dead end / impasse / end of the road / final days syn 末梢 mò shāo tip / end / last few days syn 安全期 ān quán qī safe period / safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception) 古时候 古時候 gǔ shí hou in ancient times / in olden days 三天两头 三天兩頭 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom) / practically every day / frequently syn 五七 wǔ qī memorial activity 35 days after a person's death 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom) syn 行政拘留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention 寒食 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival 旧时代 舊時代 jiù shí dài former times / the olden days 利市 lì shì business profit / auspicious / lucky / small sum of money offered on festive days 大建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4] 公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association 桃花扇 táo huā shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4] 轮休 輪休 lún xiū to take holidays in rotation / to stagger employees' days off / (agriculture) to lie fallow in rotation 风烛残年 風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days / to have one foot in the grave syn 赶明儿 趕明兒 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day / one of these days 