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The Chinese word

周
is pronounced
zhōu | zhou1
means
(surname), complete, encircle, circuit, lap, week, cycle, all, every, attentive, thoughtful
Examples:
我上周不忙。
wǒ shàng zhōu bù máng.
I wasn't busy last week.
雨下了一周。
yǔ xià liǎo yī zhōu.
It rained for a week.
派对延期了一周。
pài duì yán qī liǎo yī zhōu.
The party was put off for a week.
这周放什么电影？
zhè zhōu fàng shén me diàn yǐng?
What movies are playing this week?
这周我一直在工作。
zhè zhōu wǒ yī zhí zài gōng zuò.
I worked all this week.
她非常周到和耐心。
tā fēi cháng zhōu dào hé nài xīn.
She is very thoughtful and patient.
她环顾了一下四周。
ta1 huan2 gu4 liao3 yi1 xia4 si4 zhou1.
She looked all around.
还有一周就放暑假了。
huan2 you3 yi1 zhou1 jiu4 fang4 shu3 jia3 liao3.
The summer vacation is only a week away.
全班同学每周出席一次。
quán bān tóng xué měi zhōu chū xí yī cì.
The whole class is present once a week.
我们每周在这儿聚一次。
wǒ mén měi zhōu zài zhè ér jù yī cì.
We gather here once a week.
我爸爸会在这周末回家。
wo3 ba4 ba4 hui4 zai4 zhe4 zhou1 mo4 hui2 jia1.
My father will come home at the end of this week.
下周我去温哥华看我妹妹。
xià zhōu wǒ qù wēn gē huá kàn wǒ mèi mèi.
I'm going off to Vancouver next week to see my sister.
我妹妹每周上两次钢琴课。
wǒ mèi mèi měi zhōu shàng liǎng cì gāng qín kè.
My sister takes piano lessons twice a week.
这本书很难在一周内读完。
zhe4 ben3 shu1 hen3 nan2 zai4 yi1 zhou1 nei4 du2 wan2.
This book is really difficult to finish reading in a week.
Jane感冒了一周才好。
Jane gan3 mao4 liao3 yi1 zhou1 cai2 hao3.
It was a week before Jane got over her cold.
我希望下周不要再生病了。
wo3 xi1 wang4 xia4 zhou1 bu4 yao4 zai4 sheng1 bing4 liao3.
I hope I won't still be ill next week.
过去我们每个周末都去溜冰。
guò qù wǒ mén měi gè zhōu mò dū qù liū bīng.
We used to go skating every weekend.
我最多只能付每周50美元的房租。
wo3 zui4 duo1 zhi1 neng2 fu4 mei3 zhou1 50 mei3 yuan2 de fang2 zu1.
I can pay no more than $50 a week for rent.
全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。
quán tǐ xiāo shòu rén yuán tōng xiāo dá dàn dì gōng zuò liǎo yī zhōu.
The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org