上周

• 拼音: shàng zhōu
• 汉字拆解: 上 = a line above a base line, indicating 'above' or 'previous'; 周 = originally meaning circumference/cycle, now also means week

含义

Last week. Refers to the week before the current one.

A common time expression used in everyday conversation. Interchangeable with 上个星期 and 上星期, though 上周 is slightly more concise. Used to talk about recent past events. The pattern 上 + time unit is productive: 上个月 (last month), 上次 (last time).

例句

1. 上周我去了北京。
2. 上周的天气比这周好。
3. 你上周买的书看完了吗？

用法指南

语境: time reference, everyday conversation, recounting events

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 上周我们考了数学。(We had a math exam last week.)
• 他上周刚回来。(He just came back last week.)

错误说法

• 不要把上周和上个周末混淆 (Don't confuse 上周 with 上个周末 — 上周 means the entire last week; 上个周末 means only last weekend)

起源与历史

上 (shàng, previous/upper) + 周 (zhōu, week). 上 indicates the preceding one in a time sequence, and 周 means week.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal