shàng gè yuè
mois dernier
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上个月我去了北京。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ qùle Běijīng.
I went to Beijing last month.
上个月的天气很热。
Shàng gè yuè de tiānqì hěn rè.
The weather was very hot last month.
上个月我买了一部新手机。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ mǎile yībù xīn shǒujī.
I bought a new mobile phone last month.
上月 (shàng yuè)
last month
上个星期 (shàng gè xīng qī)
last week
下个月 (xià gè yuè)
next month
本月 (běn yuè)
this month
The Chinese word 上个月 (shàng gè yuè) is a compound word consisting of three characters: 上 (shàng), 个 (gè), and 月 (yuè).上 (shàng) means "above", "upper", or "previous". In this context, it refers to the month that came before the current month.个 (gè) is a measure word used for counting individual objects. In this case, it is used to indicate that we are talking about one month.月 (yuè) means "month".Putting these three characters together, 上个月 (shàng gè yuè) literally means "the month above the current month". In English, we would say "last month".The word 上个月 is commonly used in everyday speech and writing to refer to the previous month. For example, if today is July 15th, then 上个月 would refer to the month of June.
