Meaning of 下个月
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- next month
How to use 下个月
下个月 is a time word that usually goes at the start of a sentence or right after the subject, before the verb. Example: 我下个月去北京。(Wǒ xià ge yuè qù Běijīng.) I am going to Beijing next month.
下 (xià) means down or below, so picture a calendar where the month written below this one is the next one. Put 下 (next) + 个 (the measure word) + 月 (month, a picture of the moon) together and you get next month.
Common mistake: Learners often put 下个月 at the end of the sentence like English, as in 我去北京下个月. In Chinese the time word comes before the verb. Also, 个 is usually said in the neutral tone (ge), not a full fourth tone.
下个月 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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个 gè · classifier used before a noun that has … · 3 strokes
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月 yuè · moon · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 下个月.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 下个月
What does 下个月 mean?
下个月 (xià ge yuè) means "next month".
How do you write 下个月?
下个月 is made of 3 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 个 (3 strokes), 月 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 下个月 an HSK word?
Yes. 下个月 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 下个月 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 下个月 is written 下個月.
How do I say last month and this month in Chinese?
Last month is 上个月 (shàng ge yuè) and this month is 这个月 (zhè ge yuè). The pattern 上 for previous and 下 for next also works with weeks, as in 上个星期 and 下个星期.
Can I drop 个 and just say 下月?
Yes, 下月 (xià yuè) exists, but it sounds more formal or written, as in notices and schedules. In everyday speech, 下个月 is the normal choice.