The Chinese word 周末 means “weekend” in English. It is a combination of the characters 周 meaning “week” and 末 meaning “end”. The term is commonly used in China to refer to the two days off work or school that most people have on Saturday and Sunday. It can also be used to refer to a specific weekend, such as “last weekend” or “next weekend”.
Translation
Noun: weekend
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我们周末去爬山吧 | wǒmen zhōumò qù páshān ba | Let’s go hiking this weekend |
| 周末你有什么计划？ | zhōumò nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà? | What are your plans for the weekend? |
| 这个周末我要去旅行 | zhège zhōumò wǒ yào qù lǚxíng | I’m going on a trip this weekend |
| 周末晚上我们可以一起看电影 | zhōumò wǎnshàng wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ kàn diànyǐng | We can watch a movie together on the weekend evening |
| 周末天气很好，我们去公园散步吧 | zhōumò tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒmen qù gōngyuán sànbù ba | The weather is nice on the weekend, let’s take a walk in the park |
| 这个周末我要去参加一个婚礼 | zhège zhōumò wǒ yào qù cānjiā yīgè hūnlǐ | I’m going to attend a wedding this weekend |
| 周末我通常会睡懒觉 | zhōumò wǒ tōngcháng huì shuì lǎnjiào | I usually sleep in on the weekends |
| 周末我会去健身房锻炼身体 | zhōumò wǒ huì qù jiànshēnfáng duànliàn shēntǐ | I go to the gym to exercise on the weekends |
HSK
周末 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 2.
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