八月份

bāyuèfèn

noun #37,735

Meanings

1 August
2 the month of August

Characters

portion, period

Examples

HSK 2

我打算八月份去北京。

Wǒ dǎsuàn bāyuèfèn qù Běijīng.

I plan to go to Beijing in August.

HSK 2

八月份的天气特别热。

Bāyuèfèn de tiānqì tèbié rè.

The weather in August is especially hot.

Tips

grammar

Adding 份 (fèn) to a month makes it sound more like 'the month of X' - 八月 (August, the date) vs 八月份 (during August, as a period). Common in time-frame contexts: 八月份的销售额 (August's sales figures).

Stroke Order

八 bā

月 yuè

份 fèn