Chinese word

隔周

Pronunciation

Pinyingé zhōu

Meaning

  • adverbevery other week

Example

我隔周去超市买菜。wǒ gé zhōu qù chāo shì mǎi cài

I go to the supermarket to buy groceries every other week.

Illustration for 隔周 (every other week)

More examples

我们隔周开会讨论项目进度。wǒ men gé zhōu kāi huì tǎo lùn xiàng mù jìn dù

We hold a meeting every other week to discuss the project's progress.

Core concept

Marks a regular schedule with one full week between each occurrence.

Common phrases

  • 隔周开会gé zhōu kāi huì

    hold a meeting every other week

  • 隔周见面gé zhōu jiàn miàn

    meet every other week

  • 隔周锻炼gé zhōu duàn liàn

    exercise every other week

Similar words

每两周měi liǎng zhōu: Happening every two weeks as part of a repeating schedule.
每隔一周měi gé yì zhōu: Happening in alternating weeks, with each event separated by a week.
两周一次liǎng zhōu yí cì: Happening one time in each two-week cycle.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某事按两周为一个周期重复发生，即隔一周进行。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu shì àn liǎng zhōu wèi yí gè zhōu qī chóng fù fā shēng jí gé yì zhōu jìn xíng

Word origin

隔周 (gézhōu, "every other week") combines 隔 (gé, "to leave a gap") + 周 (zhōu, "week"), so a week stands between one occurrence and the next.

Usage tips

  • English biweekly is ambiguous because it can mean twice a week or once every two weeks, so calendar dates make the schedule clearer.

Opposites

Related words

  • 隔周制gé zhōu zhìevery-other-week systemnoun

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