How to Say ‘Last month’ in Simplified Chinese
上个月
shàng gè yuè
[shahng guh yweh]
Phrase Breakdown
上
shàng
[shahng]
last; previous
Used in time expressions to mean the previous one, such as last month.
上个月家里很忙。
The family was very busy last month.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word; in 上个月 it is part of the fixed time phrase last month.
上个月我回去看家人了。
I went back to see my family last month.
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A time word meaning month.
上个月事情特别多。
There were especially many things going on last month.
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