昔日

zhè wèi xī rì de shì jiè xiǎo jiě rú jīn chéng le dǐng jiān mó tè

这位昔日的世界小姐如今成了顶尖模特。

The former Miss World is now a top model.

tā men jiāng xī rì nà lǐ de shēng huó miáo huì chéng yī fú bēi cǎn de huà miàn

他们将昔日那里的生活描绘成一幅悲惨的画面。

They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there.

wǒ men yóu yuè dú ér dé zhī xī rì de yīng xióng men

我们由阅读而得知昔日的英雄们。

We read of heroes of other days.

xī rì de chéng jiù

昔日的成就

past achievements

xī rì de fēng sú

昔日的风俗

customs of former days

xī rì de guàn jūn

昔日的冠军

former champion

xī rì de wén míng

昔日的文明

past civilization

fēi xī rì kě bǐ

非昔日可比

be no longer what one was