中旬
Old HSK 5
中旬 (zhōngxún) · middle ten days of a month
中旬 (zhōngxún) means “middle ten days of a month”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 旬 (ten-day period). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 中旬 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
旬 xún · ten-day period
What 旬 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Example sentences
我下个月中旬去上海。Wǒ xià gè yuè zhōngxún qù Shànghǎi.I'm going to Shanghai in the middle of next month.
考试安排在六月中旬。Kǎoshì ānpái zài liùyuè zhōngxún.The exam is in mid-June.
Questions about 中旬
What does 中旬 mean?
中旬 (zhōngxún) means “middle ten days of a month”.
How do you pronounce 中旬?
中旬 is pronounced zhōngxún.
Which HSK level is 中旬?
中旬 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中旬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 124: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.