Why is there yī with 'next' when it is used with 'flight' but not with 'week'?
Xiàgè xīngqī versus Xiàyīgè hángbān
Michael-K122
May 9, 2016
barryh
May 24, 2016
xiage xingqi refers to next week whereas xiayige hangban means the next scheduled flight.
Lin-Ping
August 23, 2016
Barryh, 你好！
下个星期 as you pointed out correctly means "next week" and is more or less a fixed phrase. However, 下一个 refers to 'the next one of something', and in our example above that is "下一个航班" --- 'the next [one] scheduled flight'.
In fact, 下个 and 下一个 are interchangeable. Thta's to say that although the convention is to say 下个星期, you could also say 下一个星期.
I hope this helps,
林萍
下个星期 as you pointed out correctly means "next week" and is more or less a fixed phrase. However, 下一个 refers to 'the next one of something', and in our example above that is "下一个航班" --- 'the next [one] scheduled flight'.
In fact, 下个 and 下一个 are interchangeable. Thta's to say that although the convention is to say 下个星期, you could also say 下一个星期.
I hope this helps,
林萍
Robert-C7
August 23, 2016
Thank you for clarifying that.