Chinese word

每月

Pronunciation

Pinyinměi yuè

Meaning

  • adverbevery month

Example

我每月都会给父母打电话。wǒ měi yuè dū huì gěi fù mǔ dǎ diàn huà

I call my parents every month.

Illustration for 每月 (every month)

More examples

我每月一次去健身房。wǒ měi yuè yí cì qù jiàn shēn fáng

I go to the gym once a month.

Core concept

A repeating point on a schedule, with the month as its time unit.

Common phrases

  • 每月一次měi yuè yí cì

    once a month

  • 每月都měi yuè dōu

    every month

  • 每月缴费měi yuè jiǎo fèi

    make monthly payments

Similar words

每个月měi gè yuè: Shows in everyday conversation that an action happens during each month.

Definition in Chinese

表示以一个月为周期发生或重复的情况，指每一个月都发生一次或按月举行，常作频率副词或用于表示每月次数的短语。biǎo shì yǐ yí gè yuè wèi zhōu qī fā shēng huò chóng fù de qíng kuàng zhǐ měi yí gè yuè dōu fā shēng yí cì huò àn yuè jǔ xíng cháng zuò pín lǜ fù cí huò yòng yú biǎo shì měi yuè cì shù de duán yǔ

Word origin

每 (měi, "each") marks every member of a group, while 月 (yuè, "month") names the time unit, so the compound covers one cycle after another.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often places this time adverb before the subject or verb, whereas English often places the matching time expression at the end of the clause.

Opposites

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