Chinese word

一周

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī zhōu

Meaning

  • nounweek

Example

我一周没见到他了。wǒ yì zhōu méi jiàn dào tā le

I haven't seen him for a week.

Illustration for 一周 (week)

More examples

我们一周开一次会。wǒ men yì zhōu kāi yí cì huì

We hold a meeting once a week.

Core concept

One complete turn of a recurring cycle, especially the seven-day span used for ordinary schedules.

Common phrases

  • 一周时间yì zhōu shí jiān

    a week's time

  • 一周一次yì zhōu yí cì

    once a week

  • 一周内yì zhōu nèi

    within a week

Similar words

周zhōu: A seven-day period used as a standard unit of time.
星期xīng qī: A calendar week used for dates and regular schedules.
礼拜lǐ bài: A colloquial term for a seven-day period.
一星期yì xīng qī: One complete period of seven days.

Definition in Chinese

表示从某一时点算起连续的七天，常用来指一星期的时间段。biǎo shì cóng mǒu yì shí diǎn suàn qǐ lián xù de qī tiān cháng yòng lái zhǐ yì xīng qī de shí jiān duàn

Word origin

一周 (yīzhōu, "one cycle") joins 一 (yī, "one") to 周 (zhōu, "cycle"), creating the idea of one cycle that can describe either seven days or one passage around a course.

Usage tips

  • In time expressions, this noun combines directly with words meaning "after" and "within", without an English-style preposition between them.

Other meanings

  • lapnoun
  • roundnoun

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