Chinese Conversation · Level 9
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Chinese word
十一月
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí yī yuè
Meaning
- nounNovember
Example
我的生日在十一月。wǒ de shēng rì zài shí yí yuè
My birthday is in November.
More examples
每年十一月，我们全家会去旅行。měi nián shí yí yuè wǒ men quán jiā huì qù lǚ xíng
Every November, my whole family takes a trip.
Core concept
The calendar's eleventh step near the end of the year, when the weather shifts from autumn toward winter.
Common phrases
在十一月zài shí yí yuè
in November
每年十一月měi nián shí yí yuè
every November
十一月初shí yí yuè chū
at the start of November
Similar words
11月11 yuè: The eleventh month of the Western calendar, shown with the digits 11.
11月份11 yuè fèn: The eleventh month as a calendar period, shown as 11 with a period suffix.
Definition in Chinese
十一月是西历中表示第十一个月的名称，通常有三十天，处于深秋到初冬的时节。shí yí yuè shì xī lì zhōng biǎo shì dì shí yí gè yuè de míng chēng tōng cháng yǒu sān shí tiān chǔ yú shēn qiū dào chū dōng de shí jié
Word origin
The name 十一月 (shíyīyuè, "November") combines 十一 (shíyī, "eleven") with 月 (yuè, "month"), making the month number part of the word.
Usage tips
- Chinese dates commonly place the year first, then the month, then the day, unlike the month-day-year order common in American English.
Related words
- 十一月份shí yí yuè fènNovembernoun