How do you say "About two weeks." in Simplified Chinese?

"About two weeks." in Simplified Chinese is "大概两个星期了。". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘About two weeks.’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "大概两个星期了。" mean in English?

"大概两个星期了。" means "About two weeks." in English. Usage tip: A duration plus sentence-final [了] means "it has been ...": [两个星期了] [三天了]. Add [大概] before it to make it approximate.

大概两个星期了。

dà gài liǎng gè xīng qī le

[dah-guy lyahng guh shing-chee luh]

💬 Usage Tip: A duration plus sentence-final [了] means "it has been ...": [两个星期了] [三天了]. Add [大概] before it to make it approximate.

Phrase Breakdown

大概

dà gài

[dah-guy]

about; approximately

Shows the speaker is estimating, not giving an exact amount.

Example

我大概五点回家。

I will go home at about five o'clock.

两个星期

liǎng gè xīng qī

two weeks

A period of fourteen days.

Example

我等了两个星期。

I waited for two weeks.

Words in this phrase

两

liǎng

[lyahng]

two

The number two, often used as 两 before measure words.

Example

这里有两个人。

There are two people here.

个

gè

[guh]

general measure word

Used in counting many everyday objects and units.

Example

我有两个问题。

I have two questions.

星期

xīng qī

[shing-chee]

week

A calendar week or a period of seven days.

Example

这个星期天气很好。

The weather is very good this week.

了

[luh]

particle indicating change or completion

Here it shows the duration has reached the present time.

Example

我来中国两年了。

I have been in China for two years.

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