Meaning
ten days; ten years
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xun” becomes a different word in each tone. 旬 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month
- 下旬xià xúnlast third of the month
- 上旬shàng xúnfirst third of a month
- 旬时xún shíten days
- 旬年xún niánfull year; ten years
Example Sentence
这个月上旬，我们要进行一次考试。Zhè ge yuè shàng xún, wǒ men yào jìn xíng yí cì kǎo shì.In the first ten days of this month, we will have an exam.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this月yuèmoon上旬shàng xúnfirst third of a month，我们wǒ menwe要yàoto want进jìnto go forward行xíng(bound form) to walk一次yí cìfirst考试kǎo shìto take an exam。