一周周 (yī zhōu zhōu) — (classifier, in reduplicated form) week after week, every week

Definition

Reduplicated form of 一周 meaning 'week after week, every week', used adverbially to show a repeated weekly pattern.

numeral
(classifier, in reduplicated form) week after weekevery week

Examples

  • ,一周周。
    Shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài, yī zhōu zhōu yòu guò qù le.
    Time flies, week after week has passed.
  • 一周周。
    Tā yī zhōu zhōu dōu qù jiàn shēn fáng duàn liàn shēn tǐ.
    He goes to the gym to exercise every week without fail.
  • 一周周。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù yī zhōu zhōu dōu yǒu xīn de jìn zhǎn.
    This project makes new progress week after week.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

Open 周 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

Open 周 →

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