五月份

wǔyuèfèn

noun #31,103

Meanings

1 the month of May
2 in May

Characters

share; portion; period

Examples

HSK 2

我们五月份去日本旅游。

Wǒmen wǔyuèfèn qù Rìběn lǚyóu.

We're going to Japan in May.

HSK 7-9

公司五月份的业绩很好。

Gōngsī wǔyuèfèn de yèjì hěn hǎo.

The company's performance in May was very good.

Tips

grammar

Adding 份 to a month or year (五月份) makes it more 'the period of May / fiscal-style May'. Slightly more formal/colloquial than bare 五月. Same pattern with 年份 (year), 月份 (month), 季度 (quarter). 份 here reads fèn (4th tone).

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

月 yuè

份 fèn