下个月 (下個月)
xià gè yuè
Pinyin
Definition
下个月 (下個月)
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- next month
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 1 to download
- 2 also pr. [xià zài]
- 1 land under heaven
- 2 the whole world
- 3 the whole of China
- 4 realm
- 5 rule
Idioms (20)
三下两下
- 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
- 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation
Sample Sentences
老板,这个计划太赶了,我们也许没办法在下个月前组好一个团队。
Boss, the deadline for this project is too tight. I'm afraid that we might not be able to build a team by next month.
真是抱歉,是我的疏忽,要不…作为补偿,送您50元的外卖优惠券吧,我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
下个月
next month
本来打算下个月买,可是我昨天看到了一辆很好的二手车。
I originally planned to buy next month, but yesterday I saw a really nice second-hand car.
这么快?我以为你下个月才要买。
So fast? I thought that you didn't want to buy until next month.
嗯,水、电、煤气都是由我自己付,物业管理费是包含在房租里的,王太太,请问之前的水、电、煤气费用都结清了吗?我是从下个月初起租,要麻烦您先结清前面的费用。
Yes, water, electricity and gas I have to pay myself, the property management fee is included in the rent. Mrs Chen, can I ask if the previous water, electricity and gas bills were all settled? We will start renting at the start of next month, so I'd appreciate it if you'd ensure that they're all fully paid beforehand.
下个月。
Next month.
听说你下个月要休年假,有什么计划没有?
I hear that next month you're taking annual leave, do you have any plans for it.
不过我下个月领薪水的时候就可以买了
but next month, after I get paid, I'll be able to buy one.
那你下个月开始去别的店上班吧,我这里养不起你,做事慢、爱拖拉,上班时间也不能配合。
So starting next month you can go work somewhere else, I can't afford to keep you. You work too slowly, you like to dilly dally and you can't work the shifts necessary.