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下旬

xiàxún
noun HSK 7-9 #44,878

Meanings

  1. 1 last ten days of a month
  2. 2 the last third of a month

Characters

下
xià
lower; last
旬
xún
ten-day period
The last ten-day period of a month.

Examples

HSK 2
下旬天气会变冷。
Xiàxún tiānqì huì biàn lěng.
The weather will get colder in the last third of the month.
HSK 4
会议定在三月下旬举行。
Huìyì dìng zài sānyuè xiàxún jǔxíng.
The meeting is scheduled for late March.
HSK 5
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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

下 xià
旬 xún