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周末 zhōumò

周末 zhōumò Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 周末 zhōumò .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōumò | zhou1 mo4
English translation
weekend

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About 周末 zhōumò

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Traditional form

週末

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 周末 zhōumò

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Zhōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of engraved jade, now written as diāo . kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. In simplified Chinese Zhōu is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is

Positional decomposition

jiōng 土口

Number of Strokes

8

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Similar to , with an extra line at the top. Depicts the tip of a tree.

Positional decomposition

木一

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 周末 zhōumò

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我们 wǒmen zuì hǎo liàng 汽车 qì chē zài 周末 zhōumò yòng .

We'd better hire a car for the weekend.

周末 zhōumò 我们 wǒmen guàng jiē hǎo ?

Shall we go shopping at weekend?

他们 tā men 周末 zhōumò 喜欢 xǐhuan Chéng 气球 qì qiú wán .

They like to go ballooning at weekends.

周末 zhōumò 我们 wǒmen yāo 京郊 Jīng jiāo shǎng chūn 踏青 tà qīng .

We are going to the suburbs to enjoy the beauty of spring.

这个 zhè ge 周末 zhōumò xiǎng gēn guàng jiē ?

Would you like to go shopping with me this weekend?

周末 zhōumò Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 周末 zhōumò and their own compounds.

周末 zhōumò Compounds

See all 51 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 周末 zhōumò in their composition.

  • Zhōu
    • diào , diāo , chóu , diāo , diāo , chóu , diāo , , chóu , zhāo , zhōu , diāo , dǎo , tiáo , chóu , zhōu , zhōu , , , , , , , chóu , , 調 diào , zhōu , , zhōu , , , , diāo , diāo
    • , , , , , , , mèi , , , , , , , ,
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