上周
HSK 2 (2021)
上周 (shàngzhōu) · last week
上周 (shàngzhōu) means “last week”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 周 (week). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 上周 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
上周我去了北京。Shàngzhōu wǒ qù le Běijīng.I went to Beijing last week.
你上周忙吗？Nǐ shàngzhōu máng ma?Were you busy last week?
Questions about 上周
What does 上周 mean?
上周 (shàngzhōu) means “last week”.
How do you pronounce 上周?
上周 is pronounced shàngzhōu.
Which HSK level is 上周?
上周 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上次shàngcìlast time
Learn 上周 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.