上周

shàng zhōu
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
A time phrase used to refer to the 7-day period immediately preceding the current one. It is not used for a week earlier in history. For that, use something like 上上个星期 (shang4 shang4 ge5 xing1 qi1) or specify the date.
last week (the week just gone by)
刚刚过去的那一个星期。
Synonyms:
上星期
Antonyms:
下周
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)上(shàng)周(zhōu)去(qù)北(běi)京(jīng)出(chū)差(chāi)了(le)。
    I went to Beijing on a business trip last week.
  2. 上(shàng)周(zhōu)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)。
    The weather wasn't very good last week.
  3. 我(wǒ)们(men)上(shàng)周(zhōu)刚(gāng)见(jiàn)过(guò)面(miàn)。
    We just met last week.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
shàng上

up

HSK 2
zhōu周

circle; go around