周末

• 拼音: zhōu mò
• 汉字拆解: 周 = enclosure suggesting a full cycle; 末 = 木 (tree) with a mark at the top, meaning 'tip/end'

含义

Weekend. Saturday and Sunday.

A very commonly used word in daily conversation. China standardised a two-day weekend in 1995. Before that, only Sunday was a rest day. 周末 is the standard way to refer to the weekend.

例句

1. 周末你有什么打算？
2. 我周末常常在家看电影。
3. 这个周末我们一起吃饭吧。

用法指南

语境: time, social

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你周末有空吗？(Are you free this weekend?)
• 周末我想好好休息。(I want to rest well this weekend.)

错误说法

• 每个周末天我都睡到很晚。(Don't add 天 after 周末 — 周末 already means 'weekend days.' Say 每个周末我都睡到很晚.)

起源与历史

Compound of 周 (week) and 末 (end), literally 'end of the week.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal