同月 (tóng yuè) — the same month (in dates or comparisons across years)

Definition

Used in comparisons across years: 'the same month (as last year, etc.)'. Pairs with 时间词 (去年同月, 2023年同月) rather than standing alone.

adverb
the same month (in dates or comparisons across years)

Examples

  • 同月。
    Tā men qù nián tóng yuè jié hūn.
    They got married in the same month last year.
  • 同月。
    Zhè liǎng gè shì jiàn fā shēng zài tóng yuè.
    These two events happened in the same month.
  • 同月。
    Qù nián tóng yuè de shōu rù bǐ jīn nián gāo.
    Revenue in the same month last year was higher than this year.

Origin

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.

同tóngsame
月yuèmonth

同 gives same, 月 gives month; together they mean the same month in a date comparison.

Characters in this word

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

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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

月 was drawn as a crescent moon, with the curved outline showing the moon’s shape.

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