下旬

xiàxún

noun HSK 7-9 #44,878

Meanings

The last ten-day period of a month.

会议定在三月下旬举行。

Huìyì dìng zài sānyuè xiàxún jǔxíng.

The meeting is scheduled for late March.

下旬天气会变冷。

Xiàxún tiānqì huì biàn lěng.

The weather will get colder in the last third of the month.

报告将在本月下旬发布。

Bàogào jiāng zài běnyuè xiàxún fābù.

The report will be released in the last ten days of this month.

usage

Chinese divides each month into three 旬: 上旬 (1st-10th), 中旬 (11th-20th), 下旬 (21st-end). This system is commonly used in news, weather, and business.

下 xià

旬 xún