Definition
周 (zhōu) means 'week' — it's used like 星期 (xīngqī) but is slightly more formal and common in written schedules (e.g., 本周 'this week'). As a classifier, 周 counts laps or circuits (跑三周 'run three laps'), while 遍 counts full repetitions of an action (看一遍 'watch once').
noun
weeka common surname
classifier
for lapscircuitsor cycles
Easily confused
- 州zhōusound-alike(historical) prefecture or province in imperial China
- 皱zhòusound-alike(verb) to wrinkle, to crease
- 粥zhōusound-alikecongee (rice porridge)
Examples
- 周。Zhè zhōu wǒ hěn máng.This week I am very busy.
- 周Tā rào cāochǎng pǎo le sān zhōuHe ran three laps around the playground.
- 周。zhōu xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī.Mr. Zhou is my teacher.
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