beginning of month; month-end
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
end of the month; when a full month is completed (used for monthly payments)
informalRefers to the time when a monthly cycle is completed, often associated with paying bills, rent, or salaries.
Dào到
yuè月
tóu头
r了
，
le该
gāi交
jiāo水
shuǐ电
diàn费
fèi了
。
It's the end of the month—time to pay the utility bills.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
yuè月
tóu头
r还
huán信
xìn用
yòng卡
。
He always pays off his credit card at the end of the month.
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Yī一
dào到
yuè月
tóu头
，
r各
gè种
zhǒng账
zhàng单
dān就
jiù来
lái了
。
As soon as the month ends, all kinds of bills arrive.
noun
beginning of the month
informalRefers to the first few days of a calendar month.
Yuè月
tóu头
r这
zhè几
jǐ天
tiān特
tè别
bié忙
。
These first few days of the month are especially busy.
Wǒ我
men们
yuè月
tóu头
r发
fā工
gōng资
。
We get paid at the beginning of the month.
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Měi每
cì次
yuè月
tóu头
r他
tā都
dōu要
yào开
kāi计
jì划
huà会
huì议
。
At the beginning of every month, he has to hold planning meetings.