📘 Lernkarte #2697 — 月份 (yuèfèn)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 月份
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Pinyin: yuèfèn
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IPA: [ɥyɛ̂ fən̂]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: month (of the year)
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Semantic class: noun (time unit)
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: extremely high (dates, planning, everyday talk)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
月份 (yuèfèn) means month, referring to a specific month of the year or months in general.
DE:
月份 (yuèfèn) bedeutet Monat (Kalendermonat).
月 = month / moon
份 = portion; unit
➡️ 月份 = a unit of months in the calendar
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 这个月份 |
zhège yuèfèn |
this month |
dieser Monat |
| 哪个月份 |
nǎ ge yuèfèn |
which month |
welcher Monat |
| 每个月份 |
měi ge yuèfèn |
every month |
jeder Monat |
| 一年十二个月份 |
yì nián shí’èr gè yuèfèn |
twelve months in a year |
zwölf Monate im Jahr |
| 月份不一样 |
yuèfèn bù yíyàng |
months differ |
Monate sind unterschiedlich |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
月份 (yuèfèn) is the standard noun when talking about months as calendar units, especially in formal or explanatory contexts.
Typical usage
asking about time
你出生在哪个月份？
Nǐ chūshēng zài nǎ ge yuèfèn?
Which month were you born in?
planning
这个月份比较忙。
Zhège yuèfèn bǐjiào máng.
This month is relatively busy.
general statement
不同月份天气不一样。
Bùtóng yuèfèn tiānqì bù yíyàng.
The weather is different in different months.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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more explicit/formal than 月
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often used when comparing or classifying months
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everyday speech may shorten to 这个月 / 下个月
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
月份 (yuèfèn) wird verwendet, wenn man Monate als Einheiten bezeichnet oder vergleicht.
Typische Verwendung
Zeitangabe
你喜欢哪个月份？
Nǐ xǐhuān nǎ ge yuèfèn?
Welchen Monat magst du?
Allgemein
这个月份雨很多。
Zhège yuèfèn yǔ hěn duō.
In diesem Monat regnet es viel.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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etwas formeller als 月
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sehr häufig in Erklärungen, Statistiken
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im Alltag oft verkürzt
🌟 COMPARISON — 月份 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| month (unit) |
yuèfèn |
月份 |
formal / explicit |
| month |
yuè |
月 |
everyday, short |
| date |
rìqī |
日期 |
calendar date |
| year |
nián |
年 |
year |
| week |
zhōu |
周 |
week |
01｜Syllable Analysis — yuè · fèn
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yuè — IPA [ɥyɛ̂] — Tone 4 — month
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fèn — IPA [fən̂] — Tone 4 — portion
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ fixed time unit
02｜Mnemonics — 月份
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
portion of a year |
Teil des Jahres |
| Tone link |
firm → firm |
fest |
| Visual |
calendar page |
Kalenderblatt |
| Memory tip |
“month portion” |
„Monatseinheit“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 月份
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
month |
Monat |
| Usage |
calendar |
Kalender |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral–formal |
neutral–formell |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 月份 = 月 always ❌ (not always interchangeable)
❌ use 月份 in very casual speech ❌ (often 月 is enough)
✅ 哪个月份 ✔️
✅ 不同月份 ✔️
✅ 这个月份 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2697 — 月份 (yuèfèn)
EN:
A core high-frequency noun meaning month, especially clear and precise in explanations and comparisons.
DE:
Ein zentrales Hochfrequenzwort für Monat, besonders klar in erklärenden Kontexten.