月度 (yuè dù) — (formal, attributive) monthly; of the month

Definition

Formal, attributive word meaning 'monthly' — used in business, planning, and reports to describe things that happen once per month. Often paired with nouns like 报告, 计划, 预算.

noun
(formal, attributive) monthlyof the month

Examples

  • 月度。
    Qǐng tí jiāo shàng ge yuè de yuè dù bào gào.
    Please submit last month's monthly report.
  • 月度。
    Zhè ge yuè dù jì huà xū yào zài xià zhōu qián wán chéng.
    This monthly plan needs to be completed before next week.
  • 月度。
    Tā men zhèng zài tǎo lùn xià jì dù de yuè dù yù suàn.
    They are discussing next quarter's monthly budget.

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.

月yuèmonth
度dùmeasure

月 gives the time unit and 度 gives the measure, producing a monthly sense.

Characters in this word

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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