Chinese word

十月

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí yuè

Meaning

  • nounOctober

Example

我在十月去日本。wǒ zài shí yuè qù rì běn

I am going to Japan in October.

Illustration for 十月 (October)

More examples

十月的天气开始变凉快。shí yuè de tiān qì kāi shǐ biàn liáng kuài

The weather starts to get cooler in October.

Core concept

A calendar month identified by the number ten in the year's sequence.

Common phrases

  • 十月的天气shí yuè de tiān qì

    October weather

  • 进入十月jìn rù shí yuè

    enter October

  • 十月左右shí yuè zuǒ yòu

    around October

Similar words

月yuè: One of the twelve periods into which a year is divided.
月份yuè fèn: A month viewed as a numbered unit in the calendar.
上旬shàng xún: The first ten days or so of a month.
中旬zhōng xún: About the middle ten days of a month, from roughly the eleventh to the twentieth.

Definition in Chinese

“十”与“月”合成的月名，表示编号为十的那个月，在现代汉语语境下常表示阳历十月。shí yǔ yuè hé chéng de yuè míng biǎo shì biān hào wèi shí de nà ge yuè zài xiàn dài hàn yǔ yǔ jìng xià cháng biǎo shì yáng lì shí yuè

Word origin

十月 (shíyuè, "October") is formed from 十 (shí, "ten") and 月 (yuè, "month"), following the Chinese system of naming months by number.

Usage tips

  • A school calendar may use 十月初 (shíyuè chū, "early October"), 十月中旬 (shíyuè zhōngxún, "mid-October"), or 十月底 (shíyuè dǐ, "late October") for a more exact time.

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