Core Time Words: Yesterday, today, tomorrow, etc.

yào (要), wǎnshang (晚上), tiānqì (天气), péngyǒu (朋友), jīchǎng (机场), and all the verb phrases (guàng jiē, zuò fàn, páshān, chī fàn, jiē rén).

Zuótiān (昨天)

Yesterday

Jīntiān (今天)

Today

Míngtiān (明天)

Tomorrow

Hòutiān (后天)

Day after tomorrow

Qiántiān (前天)

Day before yesterday

Yào (要)

To want to / going to / planning to

Wǎnshang (晚上)

Evening / night

Tiānqì (天气)

Weather

Péngyǒu (朋友)

Friend

Jīchǎng (机场)

Airport

Guàng jiē (逛街)

To go shopping / stroll the street

Zài jiā (在家)

At home

Zuò fàn (做饭)

To cook / make a meal

Páshān (爬山)

To climb a mountain / hike

Chī fàn (吃饭)

To eat a meal / dine

Jiē rén (接人)

To pick someone up (at airport/station)

Wǒ qiántiān qù guàngle jiē. (我前天去逛了街。)

I went shopping the day before yesterday.

Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ zài jiā zuòle fàn. (昨天晚上我在家做了饭。)

I cooked dinner at home last night.

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒmen qù pàishān ba. (今天天气很好，我们去爬山吧。)

The weather is great today, let's go hiking.

Wǒ míngtiān yào hé péngyǒu qù chī fàn. (我明天要和朋友去吃饭。)

I am going out to dinner with friends tomorrow.

Hòutiān wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē rén. (后天我要去机场接人。)

I am going to the airport to pick someone up the day after tomorrow.