Chinese word

八月

Pronunciation

Pinyinbā yuè

Meaning

  • nounAugust

Example

我的生日在八月。wǒ de shēng rì zài bā yuè

My birthday is in August.

Illustration for 八月 (August)

More examples

我们打算在八月去海边。wǒ men dǎ suàn zài bā yuè qù hǎi biān

We plan to go to the beach in August.

Core concept

A calendar month marked as number eight, usually the late-summer month in the modern civil calendar, but sometimes the eighth month in a lunar calendar.

Common phrases

  • 八月中旬bā yuè zhōng xún

    mid-August

  • 八月下旬bā yuè xià xún

    late August

  • 在八月zài bā yuè

    in August

Similar words

8月8 yuè: A short numeric notation for August on calendars and in written dates.
八月份bā yuè fèn: A month name used in speech and writing to state plans, dates, or the year and month.

Definition in Chinese

一年的第八个月，在现代语境多指公历八月；在文学或方言语境中单独说『八月』可能仍指农历的第八个月。yì nián de dì bā gè yuè zài xiàn dài yǔ jìng duō zhǐ gōng lì bā yuè zài wén xué huò fāng yán yǔ jìng zhōng dān dú shuō bā yuè kě néng réng zhǐ nóng lì de dì bā gè yuè

Word origin

八 (bā, "eight") supplies the month number and 月 (yuè, "month") identifies the calendar unit, so the compound originally meant the eighth month before modern usage made August its usual reference.

Usage tips

  • Birthday and school-calendar talk normally uses the civil calendar, but traditional festival dates may use the lunar calendar, so the surrounding topic helps identify the dates.

Other meanings

  • eighth lunar monthnoun

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