How to Say ‘Next month’ in Simplified Chinese
下个月
xià gè yuè
[xià guh yuè]
💬 Usage Tip: 下 means "next" and 上 means "last": 上个月 "last month", 下个星期 "next week". Note that 个 stays neutral and unstressed here (ge).
Phrase Breakdown
下
xià
[xià]
next
Used before time words to mean the following one.
下个星期见。
See you next week.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word
A general classifier used with nouns such as 活动.
说“这个活动”时，要用量词“个”。
When saying “this event,” you need the measure word 个.
月
yuè
[yuè]
month
A unit of time; also means moon.
我这个月很忙。
I'm very busy this month.
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