下周

Character by character

• 下xià3 strokesHSK 1under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
• 周zhōu8 strokesHSK 2Zhou dynasty; circumference

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Example sentences

• 下周一开学。

  Xià zhōu yī kāi xué

  School starts next Monday.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 下周. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 下xiàHSK 1

  down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

• 周zhōuHSK 2

  to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially

• 下来xià laiHSK 3

  to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

• 下午xià wǔHSK 1

  afternoon; p.m.

• 下去xià qùHSK 3

  to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw

• 停下tíng xiàHSK 4

  to stop

• 留下liú xiàHSK 2

  to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go

• 周末zhōu mòHSK 2

  weekend

• 下面xià miànHSK 3

  below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]

• 周围zhōu wéiHSK 3

  environs; surroundings; periphery

• 剩下shèng xiàHSK 5

  to remain; to be left over

• 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2

  that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

• 放下fàng xiàHSK 2

  to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)

• 下次xià cìHSK 1

  next time

• 上周shàng zhōuHSK 2

  last week

• 下降xià jiàngHSK 4

  to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease

• 之下zhī xiàHSK 5

  under; beneath; less than

• 地下dì xiàHSK 4

  underground; subterranean; covert

• 接下来jiē xià láiHSK 2

  to accept; to take; next; following

• 下班xià bānHSK 1

  to finish work; to get off work

• 周年zhōu niánHSK 2

  anniversary; annual

• 坐下zuò xiaHSK 1

  to sit down

• 天下tiān xiàHSK 6

  land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule

• 楼下lóu xiàHSK 1

  downstairs