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How to Say ‘It was measured last month’ in Traditional Chinese

上個月量的

shàng gè yuè liàng de

[shàng guh yuè liáng de]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern time + action + 的 points out when something happened: 昨天買的 "bought yesterday".

Phrase Breakdown

上

shàng

[shàng]

last; previous

Used before time words to mean the previous one.

Example

上個月我很忙。

I was very busy last month.

個

gè

[guh]

measure word; individual

A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.

Example

每個人對文化都有不同看法。

Each person has a different view of culture.

月

yuè

[yuè]

month

A calendar month.

Example

這個月很忙。

This month is very busy.

量

liàng

[liáng]

to measure

Verb meaning to measure size or weight.

Example

我昨天量了體溫。

I took my temperature yesterday.

的

de

[de]

(nominalizing particle)

At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.

Example

這本書是新的。

This book is new.

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