How to say “last ten days of a month” in Chinese

下旬
xiàxún

last ten days of a month

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Time and deadlines”

“Last ten days of a month” in Chinese is 下旬, xià xún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

下旬 is read xià xún: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xià — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
xún — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

下
xià — below, under

A stroke under a line.

旬
xún — ten-day period

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 “下旬”.

More words from the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “last ten days of a month” in Chinese?

“Last ten days of a month” in Chinese is 下旬, pinyin xiàxún.

What does 下旬 mean?

下旬 (xiàxún) means “last ten days of a month”.

How do you write 下旬?

下旬 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 旬 (xún) — ten-day period. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 下旬?

下旬 is read xiàxún. Tones: xià — fourth tone, xún — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“last 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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