下周

• 拼音: xià zhōu
• 汉字拆解: 下 = indicator showing below a reference line (extended to mean 'next'); 周 = 口 (mouth) + 土 (earth) + 冂 (border), meaning 'cycle' or 'week'

含义

Next week. The week following the current one.

A very common time word used in daily conversation and planning. Synonymous with 下星期 and 下个礼拜, but 下周 is the most concise. Follows the pattern: 上周 (last week), 这周 (this week), 下周 (next week).

例句

1. 下周一我们有考试。
2. 他下周要去上海出差。
3. 下周的天气会很冷。

用法指南

语境: time, planning, scheduling

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 下周见！(See you next week!)
• 我们下周再讨论这个问题。(Let's discuss this issue again next week.)

错误说法

• 把下周和下个月搞混 (Don't confuse 下周 next week with 下个月 next month — 周 is week, 月 is month)

起源与历史

下 (xià, next/following) + 周 (zhōu, week/cycle). 下 indicates the one coming after the present.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal