下周
HSK 2 (2021)
下周 (xià zhōu) · next week
下周 (xià zhōu) means “next week”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 周 (week). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 下周 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (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
我下周去上海。Wǒ xià zhōu qù Shànghǎi.I'm going to Shanghai next week.
下周有考试吗？Xià zhōu yǒu kǎoshì ma?Is there an exam next week?
Questions about 下周
What does 下周 mean?
下周 (xià zhōu) means “next week”.
How do you pronounce 下周?
下周 is pronounced xià zhōu.
Which HSK level is 下周?
下周 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
Learn 下周 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.