旬
Character
(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬 (shàng xún))
Meaning
xún
xun2- (bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬 (shàng xún)) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) ten years (in age expressions, e.g. 六旬 (liù xún) "sixty years old") CC-CEDICT
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Example sentences
这个月上旬很冷。
zhè ge yuè shàng xún hěn lěng
The first ten days of this month were very cold.
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我爷爷已经六旬了。
wǒ yé ye yǐ jīng liù xún le
My grandpa is already sixty years old.
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他下旬要去北京。
tā xià xún yào qù běi jīng
He will go to Beijing in the last ten days of the month.
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Words with 旬
See all 25 →旬始xún shǐcomet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellowWord旬岁xún suìfull yearWord旬年xún niánfull yearWord旬日xún rì(literary) ten daysWord旬时xún shíten daysWord旬朔xún shuòten daysWord旬期xún qīten daysWord旬课xún kètest every ten dayWord
旬阳xún yángXunyang, a county-level city in Ankang City 安康市 (Ān kāng Shì), ShaanxiSee 旬阳市WordUnreviewed
旬首xún shǒustart of a ten day periodWord旬邑县xún yì xiànXunyi, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市 (Xián yáng Shì), ShaanxiWord