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今是昨非 — “Today is right, yesterday was wrong”

今是昨非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are right; to regret past errors and embrace present correctness”. Literally, “Today is right, yesterday was wrong”.

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今是昨非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

今是昨非 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
今		jīn4now; present
是		shì9to be, yes, right
昨		zuó9yesterday or the past
非		fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 今是昨非

经过多年的学习和反思，他逐渐认识到自己过去的某些观念今是昨非，从而不断完善自我。
After years of study and reflection, he gradually realized that some of his past views were incorrect, thus continuously improving himself.

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Questions about 今是昨非

What does 今是昨非 mean?

今是昨非 (jīn shì zuó fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are right; to regret past errors and embrace present correctness”.

How do you pronounce 今是昨非?

今是昨非 is pronounced jīn shì zuó fēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 今是昨非 literally mean?

Literally, 今是昨非 means “Today is right, yesterday was wrong”. It is used to mean “to realize and acknowledge that one's past views or actions were incorrect, and current ones are right; to regret past errors and embrace present correctness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 今是昨非?

现在是对的，过去是错的。指认识过去的错误。