月末 (yuè mò) — end of the month

Definition

noun
end of the month

Examples

  • 月末。
    Gōng sī yì bān zài yuè mò fā gōng zī.
    The company usually pays salaries at the end of the month.
  • 月末。
    yuè mò Wǒ men yǒu yì chǎng zhòng yào de kǎo shì.
    We have an important exam at the end of the month.
  • 月末。
    Tā dǎ suàn yuè mò qù běi jīng chū chāi.
    He plans to go to Beijing on a business trip at the end of the month.

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
末mòend

月 specifies which 末 end, namely the end of a month.

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

末 adds a mark at the top of a tree-like shape to show its tip or end.

Open 末 →

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