月末

yuèmò

noun #39,398

Meanings

1 end of the month
2 late in the month

Characters

Examples

月末要结算这个月的账单。

Yuèmò yào jiésuàn zhè ge yuè de zhàngdān.

At the end of the month we need to settle this month's bills.

他总是月末才有空。

Tā zǒngshì yuèmò cái yǒukòng.

He's only free at the end of the month.

Tips

memory

末 means 'tip/end' — think of the end of a branch. Same 末 appears in 周末 (weekend, 'end of week') and 年末 (end of year). Triplet to remember: 月初 / 月中 / 月末 = beginning / middle / end of month.

Stroke Order

月 yuè

末 mò