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title: "Xiaxun Meaning: 下旬 (xiàxún) Means “last ten days of a month”"
description: "下旬 (xiàxún) means “last ten days of a month”. Hear its tones, see what 下 and 旬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaxun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 下旬 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

下旬 xiàxún

## last ten days of a month

## Its characters

1. 下 xià down
2. 旬 xún period of ten days

## In a sentence

这个月下旬我要去上海出差。 I'm going to Shanghai on business in the last ten days of this month.

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## More words with 下 or 旬

- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [零下 língxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia)
- [留下 liúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxia)
- [如下 rúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxia)
- [上下 shàngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxia)
- [私下 sīxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sixia)
- [天下 tiānxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxia)
- [下班 xiàbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaban)
- [下半场 xiàbànchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiabanchang)

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