thượng tuần
Definition
- Noun:
- The first ten days of a month: Refers specifically to the period from the 1st to the 10th day within a calendar month. It is a temporal division of the month.
- The early part of the week: In a less common, more formal or literary usage, it can refer to the beginning days of a week.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chúng tôi sẽ gặp nhau vào thượng tuần tháng tới. (We will meet in the first ten days of next month.)
- Sự kiện được tổ chức trong thượng tuần này. (The event was held in the early part of this week.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is part of a traditional system dividing the month into three parts: (first decade), (middle decade), and (final decade). It is commonly used in administrative, planning, and reporting contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Trung tuần (n): The middle ten days of a month (approximately 11th-20th).
- Hạ tuần (n): The final ten days of a month (approximately 21st-31st).
Synonyms
- First decade (of the month): The most precise equivalent.
- Beginning of the month: A more general synonym.
- Early part of the month: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
- Đầu tháng: This phrase (meaning "beginning of the month") is a more common and general synonym for in everyday language.