周
Meaning
zhōu
zhou1- week
- Zhou, a Chinese family name
- name of a very old family of Chinese kings
Examples
我一周工作五天。
wǒ yī zhōu gōng zuò wǔ tiān
I work five days a week.
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周末我想在家休息。
zhōu mò wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiū xi
I want to rest at home on the weekend.
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我的老师姓周。
wǒ de lǎo shī xìng zhōu
My teacher's family name is Zhou.
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Words with 周
See all 168 →周年zhōu niánanniversary; a date marking one or more full years since an eventWordHSK 2周末zhōu mòSaturday and Sunday, the two days when people do not workWordHSK 2周围zhōu wéithe area around a place or thingWordHSK 3周期zhōu qīa cycle; the amount of time before the same thing happens againWordHSK 5周到zhōu dàokind and careful to think about what other people needWordHSK 7–9周密zhōu mìvery careful and complete, so nothing is wrong or missingWordHSK 7–9周旋zhōu xuánto talk and spend time with many people, often at partiesWordHSK 7–9周边zhōu biānthe area around a place; the places and things near somethingWordHSK 7–9周一zhōu yīMondayWord周三zhōu sānWednesdayWord周中zhōu zhōngweekdayWord周书zhōu shūHistory of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 (Èr shí sì Shǐ), compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 (Líng hú Dé fēn) in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrollsWord