下个月 (下個月)
xià gè yuè
Pinyin

Definition

下个月 (下個月)
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xià gè yuè
  1. next month

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 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
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 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。
lǎobǎn ,zhège jìhuà tài gǎn le ,wǒmen yěxǔ méi bànfǎ zài xiàgèyuè qián zǔ hǎo yīgē tuánduì 。
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.
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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。
zhēnshi bàoqiàn ,shì wǒ de shūhu ,yào bù …zuòwéi bǔcháng ,sòng nín yuán de wàimài yōuhuì quàn ba ,wǒmen xiàgèyuè qǐ jiù zhīchí wǎngshàng dìng cān le 。
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.
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下个月
xià ge yuè
next month
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本来打算下个月买,可是我昨天看到了一辆很好的二手车。
běnlái dǎsuàn xià ge yuè mǎi ,kěshì wǒ zuótiān kàndào le yī liàng hěn hǎo de èrshǒu chē 。
I originally planned to buy next month, but yesterday I saw a really nice second-hand car.
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这么快?我以为你下个月才要买。
zhème kuài ?wǒ yǐwéi nǐ xià ge yuè cái yào mǎi 。
So fast? I thought that you didn't want to buy until next month.
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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。
ng4 ,shuǐ 、diàn 、méiqì dōu shì yóu wǒ zìjǐ fù ,wùyè guǎnlǐ fèi shì bāohán zài fángzū lǐ de ,Wáng Tàitai ,qǐngwèn zhīqián de shuǐ 、diàn 、méiqì fèiyòng dōu jiéqīng le ma ?wǒ shì cóng xià ge yuè chū qǐ zū ,yào máfan nín xiān jiéqīng qiánmian de fèiyòng 。
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.
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下个月。
xià ge yuè 。
Next month.
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听说你下个月要休年假,有什么计划没有?
tīngshuō nǐ xià ge yuè yào xiū niánjià ,yǒu shénme jìhuà méiyǒu ?
I hear that next month you're taking annual leave, do you have any plans for it.
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不过我下个月领薪水的时候就可以买了
bùguò wǒ xià ge yuè etc.) xīnshuǐ de shíhou jiù kěyǐ mǎi le
but next month, after I get paid, I'll be able to buy one.
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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。
nà nǐ xià ge yuè kāishǐ qù biéde diàn shàngbān ba ,wǒ zhèlǐ yǎngbuqǐ nǐ ,zuòshì màn 、ài tuōlā ,shàngbān shíjiān yě bù néng pèihé 。
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.