月 yuè — month (of the calendar)

Meanings

1. 1

   month (of the calendar)

   The months are simply numbered: 一月 January, 二月 February, and so on to 十二月. Nothing has to be learned but the numbers.

   noun
2. 2

   moon

   noun

Character breakdown

• 月

  yuè (fourth tone, falling)

  moon; month

  4 strokesRadical 月

Example sentences

• 我八月去北京。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bā (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng. (third tone, dipping)···

  I’m going to Beijing in August.

• 这个月的天气很热。/這個月的天氣很熱。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) tiānqì (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rè. (fourth tone, falling)···

  The weather this month is hot.

Common mistakes

• Not quite一个月 for January

  Correct一月

  一月 is the month January; 一个月 is a period of one month. The measure word 个 changes a name into a duration.

Similar words

Words containing 月

• 月亮yuèliang (fourth tone, falling)the moon