🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

双月刊

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuāng yuè kān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bimonthly/ˈbaɪˈmʌnθli/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这本杂志是双月刊。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Occurring every two months.

    "The magazine is published bimonthly, with issues released in January, March, May, and so on."
As noun
  1. 1

    A publication that is issued every two months.

    "I subscribed to a bimonthly that focuses on environmental issues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bimonthly' is derived from the prefix 'bi-' meaning 'two' and 'monthly', which comes from the Latin 'mensis' meaning 'month'. The word has evolved to refer to events occurring every two months or twice a month, depending on the context.

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