How to say “middle of a month” in Chinese
middle of a month, second ten days
“Middle of a month” in Chinese is 中旬, zhōng xún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
中旬 is read zhōng 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
The stroke runs right through the middle.
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 “中旬”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 中旬. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 会议安排在五月中旬。huìyìānpáizàiwǔyuèzhōngxúnThe meeting is scheduled for mid-May.
- 我们五月中旬见wǒmenwǔyuèzhōngxúnjiànSee you in mid-May.
More words from the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “middle of a month” in Chinese?
“Middle of a month” in Chinese is 中旬, pinyin zhōngxún.
What does 中旬 mean?
中旬 (zhōngxún) means “middle of a month, second ten days”.
How do you write 中旬?
中旬 is 2 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 旬 (xún) — ten-day period. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 中旬?
中旬 is read zhōngxún. Tones: zhōng — first tone, xún — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“middle 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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