How to Say ‘Next month’ in Simplified Chinese
下个月
xià gè yuè
[shyah guh yuè]
💬 Usage Tip: Swap 下 for 上 to flip the meaning: 上个月 "last month". It works the same way with weeks: 下个星期 "next week".
Phrase Breakdown
下
xià
[shyah]
next
Indicates the following in a sequence.
下个星期见。
See you next week.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
个 is the most common measure word in Chinese. It is often used with nouns in everyday speech.
就这个就可以。
Just this one is fine.
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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