Meaning of 周末
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- weekend
How to use 周末
周末 is used like weekend in English and often appears with 这个, 上个 or 下个 before it. Example: 这个周末你有空吗？(Zhège zhōumò nǐ yǒu kòng ma?) Are you free this weekend?
周 (zhōu) means week and 末 (mò) means end, so 周末 is simply the end of the week. Picture 末 as a tree 木 with a long top stroke marking the very tip, the last part of the week.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 末 (mò) with 未 (wèi). In 末 the top horizontal stroke is longer than the lower one, while in 未 the top stroke is shorter. Also keep 末 in the fourth tone, not mǒ.
周末 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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周 zhōu · week · 8 strokes
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末 mò · tip · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 周末.
| 下周 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week |
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual |
| 周围 | zhōuwéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
| 期末 | qīmò | the end of a term or semester (in school) |
| 四周 | sìzhōu | all around |
| 周期 | zhōuqī | period; cycle |
| 末日 | mòrì | last day; end |
| 周到 | zhōudào | thoughtful; considerate |
| 周边 | zhōubiān | periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral |
| 众所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | (idiom) as everyone knows |
| 周旋 | zhōuxuán | to mix with others; to socialize |
Questions about 周末
What does 周末 mean?
周末 (zhōumò) means "weekend" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 周末?
周末 is made of 2 characters: 周 (8 strokes), 末 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 周末 an HSK word?
Yes. 周末 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 周末 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 周末 is written 週末.
How do I say on the weekend in Chinese?
You usually just put 周末 before the verb with no preposition, as in 我周末去爬山 (Wǒ zhōumò qù páshān), I go hiking on weekends. You can also say 在周末, but it sounds more formal.
Is there another word for weekend besides 周末?
Some speakers say 礼拜天 or 星期天 when they mean Sunday specifically, but 周末 is the standard word for the whole weekend. To say every weekend, use 每个周末 (měi ge zhōumò).