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周

zhōu · zhou/Zhōu · zhou

Traditional 週

HSK 2

Meaning

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zhōu 周

  1. to make a circuit
  2. to circle
  3. circle
  4. circumference
  5. lap
  6. cycle
  7. complete
  8. all
  9. all over
  10. thorough
  11. to help financially

Zhōu 周

  1. surname Zhou
  2. Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)

zhōu 週

  1. week
  2. weekly
  3. variant of 周 (zhōu)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)于(yú)周(zhōu)一(yī)生(shēng)下(xià)了(le)她(tā)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)。

She gave birth on Monday to her first child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

雪(xuě)从(cóng)周(zhōu)一(yī)下(xià)到(dào)周(zhōu)五(wǔ)。

It snowed from Monday to Friday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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