上旬

shàngxún

noun HSK 7-9 #89,537

Meanings

1 the first ten days of a month
2 early part of a month

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

会议安排在三月上旬。

Huìyì ānpái zài sānyuè shàngxún.

The meeting is scheduled for early March.

HSK 3

上旬的天气比较冷。

Shàngxún de tiānqì bǐjiào lěng.

The weather in the first ten days was quite cold.

Tips

usage

Chinese divides each month into three ten-day periods: 上旬 (1st-10th), 中旬 (11th-20th), 下旬 (21st-end). Very common in news and formal writing.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

旬 xún