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周刊

zhōu kān · zhou kan

Traditional 週刊

Meaning

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  1. weekly publication
  2. weekly
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The new issue is tomorrow

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)杂志(zázhì)？

    What magazine are you holding?

  2. Dengdeng

    一(yī)本(běn)周刊(zhōukān)，每个(měigè)星期(xīngqī)都(dōu)有(yǒu)新(xīn)的(de)

    A weekly. There is a new one every week.

  3. Liangliang

    周刊(zhōukān)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is in the weekly?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)新闻(xīnwén)，也(yě)有(yǒu)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)

    News, and some nice photos too.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)买(mǎi)一(yī)本(běn)……咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)上(shàng)星期(xīngqī)的(de)！

    Let me buy one... hey, this is last week's!

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，周刊(zhōukān)的(de)新(xīn)一(yī)期(qī)明天(míngtiān)才(cái)有(yǒu)

    Right. The new issue of the weekly comes out tomorrow.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)每(měi)周(zhōu)都(dōu)买(mǎi)一(yì)本(běn)新(xīn)闻(wén)周(zhōu)刊(kān)。

I buy a news weekly every week.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)周(zhōu)刊(kān)主(zhǔ)要(yào)报(bào)道(dào)本(běn)地(dì)文(wén)化(huà)活(huó)动(dòng)。

This weekly mainly reports on local cultural events.

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