How to Say ‘Next week’ in Traditional Chinese
下個星期
xià gè xīng qī
[shyah guh shing chee]
💬 Usage Tip: For time words, Chinese usually goes from bigger to smaller: [下個星期] before the event, like [下個星期考試] or [下個星期回台北]. You'll see the same pattern with dates too: [五月十二號].
Phrase Breakdown
下
xià
[shyah]
next
Used before a time word to mean the following one.
下個星期我要去台南。
I am going to Tainan next week.
個
gè
[guh]
measure word
A classifier used with many nouns, including time words like week.
下個星期很忙。
Next week is very busy.
星期
xīng qī
[shing chee]
week
A word meaning week, often used in dates and schedules.
下個星期是我爸爸的生日。
Next week is my dad's birthday.
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