Chinese word

上月

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng yuè

Meaning

  • nounlast month

Example

上月我去了北京。shàng yuè wǒ qù le běi jīng

I went to Beijing last month.

Illustration for 上月 (last month)

More examples

上月的收入比这个月高。shàng yuè de shōu rù bǐ zhè ge yuè gāo

Last month's income was higher than this month's.

Core concept

A complete monthly block just before the month now in progress.

Common phrases

  • 上月初shàng yuè chū

    beginning of last month

  • 上月底shàng yuè dǐ

    end of last month

  • 上月收入shàng yuè shōu rù

    last month's income

Similar words

上个月shàng gè yuè: The whole month just before the current month, in a common conversational form.
本月běn yuè: The whole month that includes the present time.
下月xià yuè: The whole month that comes after the current month.
前月qián yuè: The whole month immediately before a specified month, especially in documents and accounting.

Definition in Chinese

指本月之前的整个月份，常用于书面或正式语境，如报表、账单和公文中表示上一整月的期间。zhǐ běn yuè zhī qián de zhěng gè yuè fèn cháng yòng yú shū miàn huò zhèng shì yǔ jìng rú bào biǎo zhàng dān hé gōng wén zhōng biǎo shì shàng yì zhěng yuè de qī jiān

Word origin

上月 (shàngyuè, "last month") combines 上 (shàng, "previous") + 月 (yuè, "month"), using a time-related sense of 上 to identify the preceding month as a whole.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 上个月 (shànggeyuè, "last month") is usually more natural than the compact 上月 (shàngyuè, "last month"), which often appears in bills, reports, and other formal writing.

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