昨天的這個時間你在做甚麼呢?

What were you doing about this time yesterday?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 昨天 zuótiān yesterday
=2 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
4 時間 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time
=5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=5 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
6 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
7 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
=8 shén variant of shén
=8 shèn
  1. excessive; undue
  2. to exceed; to be more than
  3. very; extremely
  4. (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. shén)
=9 exclamatory final particle
=9 ma interrogative final particle
=9 me suffix, used to form interrogative 什么 shénme, what?, indefinite 这么 zhème thus, etc
=9
  1. tiny
  2. insignificant
=10 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=10 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)