Chinese word

中旬

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng xún

Meaning

  • nounmiddle of the month

Example

我们计划在中旬出发。wǒ men jì huà zài zhōng xún chū fā

We plan to leave in the middle of the month.

Illustration for 中旬 (middle of the month)

More examples

报告将在每月中旬公布。bào gào jiāng zài měi yuè zhōng xún gōng bù

The report will be announced in the middle of every month.

Core concept

The ten-day stretch at the heart of a month.

Common phrases

  • 每月中旬měi yuè zhōng xún

    the middle of every month

  • 本月中旬běn yuè zhōng xún

    the middle of this month

  • 七月中旬qī yuè zhōng xún

    the middle of July

  • 中旬左右zhōng xún zuǒ yòu

    around the middle of the month

Similar words

上旬shàng xún: The roughly ten-day period from the 1st to the 10th of a month.
下旬xià xún: The roughly ten-day period from about the 21st to the end of a month.

Definition in Chinese

指每月中间的十天（一般为11日至20日）。zhǐ měi yuè zhōng jiān de shí tiān yì bān wèi 11 rì zhì 20 rì

Word origin

中旬 (zhōngxún, "middle of the month") is formed from 中 (zhōng, "middle") and 旬 (xún, "a ten-day period"), giving the central ten-day part of the monthly calendar its name.

Usage tips

  • For conversational planning, 中旬 (zhōngxún, "middle of the month") keeps a date flexible, while appointments and reservations normally call for the exact day.

Other meanings

  • middlenoun

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