周 (zhōu): meaning and stroke order

周 in our stories

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• 一个小时后，双方签下了三年的框架协议，价格上调百分之五，交货时间缩短一周。

  yí gè xiǎoshí hòu shuāngfāng qiān xià le sān nián de kuàngjià xiéyì jiàgé shàngtiáo bǎi fēn zhī wǔ jiāohuò shíjiān suōduǎn yì zhōu

  An hour later both sides signed a three-year framework agreement: prices up five percent, delivery times a week shorter.

  From the story A minute of silence HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 现在，他们的频道每周更新一期，名字叫“拉面也是健身”。妈妈当教练，儿子当学员，每次开头，妈妈都会说：“今天，我们练胳膊！”

  xiànzài tāmen de píndào měi zhōu gēngxīn yì qī míngzi jiào lāmiàn yě shì jiànshēn māma dāng jiàoliàn érzi dāng xuéyuán měicì kāitóu māma dōu huì shuō jīntiān wǒmen liàn gēbo

  Now their channel updates once a week, and it's called "Pulling Noodles Is a Workout Too". Mum is the coach and her son the student, and every episode she opens with: "Today, we train arms!"

  From the story Pulling noodles is a workout too HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 她在网上下载了一份十六周的训练计划，贴在冰箱上：周二间歇跑，周四节奏跑，周六长距离慢跑，其余时间休息或者拉伸。

  tā zài wǎngshang xiàzài le yí fèn shíliù zhōu de xùnliàn jìhuà tiē zài bīngxiāng shàng zhōu'èr jiànxiēpǎo zhōusì jiézòupǎo zhōuliù chángjùlí mànpǎo qíyú shíjiān xiūxi huòzhě lāshēn

  She downloaded a sixteen-week training plan and stuck it on the fridge: intervals on Tuesdays, tempo runs on Thursdays, long slow runs on Saturdays, and rest or stretching the rest of the time.

  From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9