二月份

èryuèfèn

noun #33,705

Meanings

1 February
2 the month of February

Characters

portion; period

Examples

二月份是一年中最短的月份。

Èryuèfèn shì yī niánzhōng zuì duǎn de yuèfèn.

February is the shortest month of the year.

我们计划在二月份去日本。

Wǒmen jìhuà zài èryuèfèn qù Rìběn.

We plan to go to Japan in February.

Tips

grammar

Adding 份 (fèn) to 月 (month) emphasizes the month as a time period rather than a specific date. 二月 and 二月份 are interchangeable in meaning, but 二月份 is more common when talking about activities or data that span the whole month (e.g. 二月份的销售数据).

Stroke Order

二 èr

月 yuè

份 fèn