Meaning of 月份
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- month
How to use 月份
月份 refers to a month as a unit of the calendar, often when asking which month or talking about a specific month. It is common in forms, schedules and questions like which month something happens. Example: 你是哪个月份出生的？(Nǐ shì nǎge yuèfèn chūshēng de?) Which month were you born in?
月 (yuè) means moon or month, and 份 (fèn) means a portion or share. A 月份 is one portion of the year, cut into twelve moon-sized pieces.
Common mistake: Learners often use 月份 when they mean a length of time, but for durations you say 一个月 (yí ge yuè), not 一个月份. Also do not confuse 份 (fèn) with 分 (fēn). 份 has the person radical 亻 and a fourth tone.
月份 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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月 yuè · moon · 4 strokes
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份 fèn · classifier for gifts · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 月份.
| 月亮 | yuèliang | the moon |
| 身份证 | shēnfènzhèng | identity card; ID |
| 身份 | shēnfèn | identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit |
| 上个月 | shàng ge yuè | last month |
| 下个月 | xià ge yuè | next month |
| 月底 | yuèdǐ | end of the month |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon |
| 岁月 | suìyuè | years; time |
| 月饼 | yuèbing | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) |
| 蜜月 | mìyuè | honeymoon |
| 股份 | gǔfèn | a share (in a company); stock |
| 份额 | fèn'é | share; portion |
Questions about 月份
What does 月份 mean?
月份 (yuèfèn) means "month" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 月份?
月份 is made of 2 characters: 月 (4 strokes), 份 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 月份 an HSK word?
Yes. 月份 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 月 and 月份?
月 is used for naming months and counting them, as in 三月 (sānyuè) March or 两个月 (liǎng ge yuè) two months. 月份 talks about the month as a category, as in 哪个月份 (nǎge yuèfèn) which month or 这个月份 (zhège yuèfèn) this month of the year.
Can I say 三月份 instead of 三月?
Yes. 三月份 (sānyuèfèn) and 三月 (sānyuè) both mean March, and 三月份 is very common in speech. Adding 份 slightly stresses the whole month as a period, for example 三月份很忙 (Sānyuèfèn hěn máng) March is busy.