Chinese word

七月

Pronunciation

Pinyinqī yuè

Meaning

  • nounJuly

Example

我在七月去北京。wǒ zài qī yuè qù běi jīng

I go to Beijing in July.

Illustration for 七月 (July)

More examples

七月的天气很热。qī yuè de tiān qì hěn rè

The weather in July is very hot.

Core concept

A month marked 7 on a calendar, with its exact dates set by the calendar system in use.

Common phrases

  • 在七月zài qī yuè

    in July

  • 七月的天气qī yuè de tiān qì

    weather in July

  • 七月中旬qī yuè zhōng xún

    the middle of July

Similar words

7月7 yuè: A numeric way to write the seventh month of the year in a date or calendar.
七月份qī yuè fèn: The month-long period of July, viewed as a whole month.
公历七月gōng lì qī yuè: The seventh month according to the Gregorian calendar.
农历七月nóng lì qī yuè: The seventh month according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

Definition in Chinese

由数字与“月”组成的月份名称，表示一年中的第七个月，具体指公历还是农历由语境决定。yóu shù zì yǔ yuè zǔ chéng de yuè fèn míng chēng biǎo shì yì nián zhōng de dì qī gè yuè jù tǐ zhǐ gōng lì hái shì nóng lì yóu yǔ jìng jué dìng

Word origin

Chinese month names normally put the number before 月 (yuè, "month"), so 七 (qī, "seven") + 月 creates the name for month seven.

Usage tips

  • English speakers usually hear July as a fixed Gregorian month, but Chinese date talk may use a lunar calendar, so the calendar system matters.

Other meanings

  • seventh lunar monthnoun

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