Chinese word

上周

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng zhōu

Meaning

  • nounlast week

Example

上周我去了朋友家。shàng zhōu wǒ qù le péng yǒu jiā

Last week, I went to a friend's house.

Illustration for 上周 (last week)

More examples

上周末我和朋友去看电影。shàng zhōu mò wǒ hé péng yǒu qù kàn diàn yǐng

Last weekend, my friend and I went to see a movie.

Core concept

The most recently finished week on the calendar.

Common phrases

  • 上周末shàng zhōu mò

    last weekend

  • 上周五shàng zhōu wǔ

    last Friday

Similar words

上个星期shàng gè xīng qī: A time period meaning the full week immediately before the current one.
上星期shàng xīng qī: The full week that finished immediately before the current week.
上礼拜shàng lǐ bài: In casual speech, the full week immediately before the current one.

Definition in Chinese

表示紧接现在之前的一整周，即刚过去的那一周，作为时间名词用来指代上一周的时间段。biǎo shì jǐn jiē xiàn zài zhī qián de yì zhěng zhōu jí gāng guò qù de nà yì zhōu zuò wéi shí jiān míng cí yòng lái zhǐ dài shàng yì zhōu de shí jiān duàn

Word origin

上 (shàng, "up; earlier") + 周 (zhōu, "week") forms a time word in which 上 marks the week as the earlier one.

Usage tips

  • A time phrase such as 上周 (shàngzhōu, "last week") can open a Chinese sentence before the subject without changing the subject-verb order that follows.

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