How to Say ‘Next week’ in Traditional Chinese
下週
💬 Usage Tip: [下] indicates the future, referring here to the upcoming seven days.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese planning often looks ahead, so future weeks are frequently referenced.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
下
[xià]
next
Referring to the upcoming, following after the present.
我們下週有考試。
We have an exam next week.
週
[zhōu]
week
A period of seven days.
下週我們去旅行。
Next week we are going on a trip.
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