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
• 月份yuè (fourth tone, falling) fèn (fourth tone, falling)month
• 岁月/歲月suì (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)years
• 上个月/上個月shàng (fourth tone, falling) gè (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)last month
• 月球yuè (fourth tone, falling) qiú (second tone, rising)the moon
• 蜜月mì (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)honeymoon
• 月底yuè (fourth tone, falling) dǐ (third tone, dipping)end of the month
• 正月zhēng (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling)first month of the lunar year
• 月票yuè (fourth tone, falling) piào (fourth tone, falling)monthly ticket
• 日新月异/日新月異rì (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling)daily renewal
• 月初yuè (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)start of month
• 月饼/月餅yuè (fourth tone, falling) bǐng (third tone, dipping)mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
• 腊月/臘月Là (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)twelfth lunar month
• 下个月/下個月xià (fourth tone, falling) gè (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)next month