How to say “first ten days of a month” in Chinese
first ten days of a month
“First ten days of a month” in Chinese is 上旬, shàng xún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上旬 is read shàng xún: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke above a line.
Inside, 日 “day”: ten days. Hints at the reading of 询 xún.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上旬”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上旬. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 展览延期到下个月上旬zhǎnlǎnyánqīdàoxiàgeyuèshàngxúnThe exhibition has been postponed to the first ten days of next month.
More words from the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “first ten days of a month” in Chinese?
“First ten days of a month” in Chinese is 上旬, pinyin shàngxún.
What does 上旬 mean?
上旬 (shàngxún) means “first ten days of a month”.
How do you write 上旬?
上旬 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 旬 (xún) — ten-day period. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上旬?
上旬 is read shàngxún. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, xún — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“first ten days of a month” in the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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