上周 (shàng zhōu) — last week | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

last week

上周。
Wǒ shàng zhōu qù le yí tàng běi jīng.
I went to Beijing last week.
上周。
shàng zhōu Wǒ men gōng sī kāi le ge huì.
Last week our company had a meeting.
上周？
Nǐ shàng zhōu de kǎo shì chéng jì zěn me yàng?
How were your exam results from last week?

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“上” (previous) specifies “周” (week) as the week before now.

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

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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.

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