How to Say ‘Within a week’ in Traditional Chinese
一個禮拜內
yī gè lǐ bài nèi
[ee guh lǐbài nèi]
💬 Usage Tip: 禮拜 (lǐ bài) is the everyday Taiwanese word for "week", more common in speech here than 星期. 內 after a time span means "within": 三天內 "within three days".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Interviewers in Taiwan often close by saying they'll contact you 一個禮拜內; following up politely after that window is acceptable.
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
個
gè
[guh]
measure word; individual
A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.
每個人對文化都有不同看法。
Each person has a different view of culture.
禮拜
lǐ bài
[lǐbài]
week
Colloquial word for week, common in Taiwan.
下禮拜我要出國。
I'm going abroad next week.
內
nèi
[nèi]
within
Placed after a time period to mean 'no later than the end of it'.
請在三天內回覆。
Please reply within three days.
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