Definition
一周周 is a reduplicated measure word pattern meaning 'week after week' or 'every week'. It comes from the classifier 周 (week) repeated after the numeral 一 (one), creating an adverbial sense of something happening continuously or repeatedly on a weekly basis. This reduplication pattern (numeral + classifier + classifier) is common in Chinese for time words, emphasizing regularity or succession.
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(classifier, in reduplicated form) week after weekevery week
Examples
- ，一周周。Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, yī zhōu zhōu yòu guòqù le.Time flies, week after week has passed.
- 一周周。Tā yī zhōu zhōu dōu qù jiànshēnfáng duànliàn shēntǐ.He goes to the gym to exercise every week without fail.
- 一周周。Zhège xiàngmù yī zhōu zhōu dōu yǒu xīn de jìnzhǎn.This project makes new progress week after week.
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