下旬

• 拼音: xià xún
• 汉字拆解: 下 = lower, final portion; 旬 = 日 + 勹 (sun + encircle — a ten-day period, one-third of a lunar or solar month)

含义

The last ten days of a month (the 21st to the end of the month). A traditional Chinese calendar division of each month into three ten-day periods: 上旬 (1st–10th), 中旬 (11th–20th), and 下旬 (21st–end).

Widely used in official announcements, schedules, publishing, financial reports, and formal correspondence. Less common in everyday casual speech but standard in formal writing and Chinese media. Essential for understanding official documents, institutional communications, and news reporting. The three-part division of the month reflects classical Chinese calendar conventions.

例句

1. 本届国际学术研讨会定于下月下旬举行，目前已收到来自四十余个国家和地区的参会申请。
2. 根据合同约定，甲方须在本月下旬前完成所有款项的结算，否则将按日支付违约金。
3. 气象局预测，本市降雨最集中的时段将出现在七月下旬，市民应提前做好防汛准备。

用法指南

语境: publishing, government, scheduling, finance

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 全国人大常委会已宣布，本月下旬将表决三项重要法律修正案。(The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has announced that three important legal amendments will be voted on in the last ten days of this month.)
• 公司季度财报将于下旬末发布，重点披露新产品线在亚太市场的商业化进展。(The company's quarterly report will be released at the end of the latter part of the month, focusing on the commercialization progress of the new product line in the Asia-Pacific market.)

错误说法

• 下旬 in casual conversation where specific dates are preferred — native speakers often say 月底 (end of month) or state an exact date; 下旬 is formal and document-oriented, and is rarely used in informal spoken Chinese

起源与历史

下 (last, final portion) + 旬 (a ten-day period — 日 + 勹, sun + encircle — ten days, one-third of a month)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal