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每周 (měi zhōu) — every week; weekly

Definition

noun
every weekweekly

Examples

  • 每周。
    Wǒ měi zhōu dōu qù jiàn shēn fáng duàn liàn shēn tǐ.
    I go to the gym every week to exercise.
  • 每周。
    Zhè ge huì yì měi zhōu wǔ xià wǔ jǔ xíng.
    This meeting is held every Friday afternoon.
  • 每周。
    Tā měi zhōu dōu huì dú yì běn shū.
    He reads a book every week.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

每 shows 母, a woman, with a top part resembling 屮. That part may represent a hairpin marking her as grown up, or a sprout marking her as ready to marry and have children.

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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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