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HSK 2 · Times of day & week

下周

xià zhōu

next week

Stroke order of 下周

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes周 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

下 points down, and 周 is the week: the week below, still to come.

Parts: 下 next/below + 周 week

The characters in 下周

  • 下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
  • 周 zhōu — week (8 strokes)

Example sentence

下周我们考试。

We have an exam next week.

Words with 下

下午afternoon楼下downstairs下课class is over下班to get off work下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down下down; under; below下边below; bottom下雨to rain下次next time一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow零下below zero接下来next; following以下below; less than放下to put down留下to stay; to leave behind一下a bit; once

Words with 周

周week周末weekend上周last week周年anniversary周围surroundings; around

More words: Times of day & week

半夜midnight夜night夜里at night早晨early morning晚安good night午睡afternoon nap周week周末weekend上周last week周年anniversary月份month前年the year before last全年the whole year分钟minute刻quarter (of an hour)

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