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| − | *今天 是 <em>星期一</em> 吗？ | + | *今天 是 <em>星期一</em> 吗？<span class="trans">Is it Monday today?</span> |
| − | *明天 <em>周五</em>，太 高兴 了。 | + | *明天 <em>周五</em>，太 高兴 了。<span class="trans">Tomorrow it's Friday, I'm so happy.</span> |
| − | * <em>星期一</em> 我们 要 上班。 | + | * <em>星期一</em> 我们 要 上班。<span class="trans">We will go to work on Monday.</span> |
| − | * <em>星期二</em> 我 很 忙。 | + | * <em>星期二</em> 我 很 忙。<span class="trans">We are busy on Tuesday.</span> |
| − | * 你 <em>周三</em> 要 做 什么？ | + | * 你 <em>周三</em> 要 做 什么？<span class="trans">What are you doing on Wednesday?</span> |
| − | * 我们 <em>礼拜六</em> 和 <em>礼拜天</em> 不 在 上海。 | + | * 我们 <em>礼拜六</em> 和 <em>礼拜天</em> 不 在 上海。<span class="trans">Saturday and Sunday we will not be in Shanghai.</span> |
| − | * 上 个 <em>星期三</em> 我 跟 他 见面 了。 | + | * 上 个 <em>星期三</em> 我 跟 他 见面 了。<span class="trans">Last Wednesday I met with him.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 <em>星期三</em> 我 有空。 | + | * 这 个 <em>星期三</em> 我 有空。<span class="trans">This Wednesday I am free. (have time)</span> |
| − | * 下 个 <em>星期四</em> 是 我 的 生日。 | + | * 下 个 <em>星期四</em> 是 我 的 生日。<span class="trans">Next Thursday is my birthday.</span> |
| − | * 我们 每 个 <em>周五</em> 都 去 酒吧。 | + | * 我们 每 个 <em>周五</em> 都 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">Every Friday we go to a bar.</span> |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Structure of numbers]] | *[[Structure of numbers]] | ||
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There are several ways to refer to the days of the week in Chinese. (Fortunately, they're all pretty easy.)
Structure
Days of the week in Chinese are formed by the word week followed by a number:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 星期一 | 星期二 | 星期三 | 星期四 | 星期五 | 星期六 | 星期天 |
Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 is used. More formally, Sunday is also referred to as 星期日.
As well as 星期, two other words for week can be used:
- 周
- 礼拜
So a more complete table of days of the week is:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 星期一 | 星期二 | 星期三 | 星期四 | 星期五 | 星期六 | 星期天 |
| 周一 | 周二 | 周三 | 周四 | 周五 | 周六 | 周日 |
| 礼拜一 | 礼拜二 | 礼拜三 | 礼拜四 | 礼拜五 | 礼拜六 | 礼拜天 |
Example
- 今天 是 星期一 吗？Is it Monday today?
- 明天 周五，太 高兴 了。Tomorrow it's Friday, I'm so happy.
- 星期一 我们 要 上班。We will go to work on Monday.
- 星期二 我 很 忙。We are busy on Tuesday.
- 你 周三 要 做 什么？What are you doing on Wednesday?
- 我们 礼拜六 和 礼拜天 不 在 上海。Saturday and Sunday we will not be in Shanghai.
- 上 个 星期三 我 跟 他 见面 了。Last Wednesday I met with him.
- 这 个 星期三 我 有空。This Wednesday I am free. (have time)
- 下 个 星期四 是 我 的 生日。Next Thursday is my birthday.
- 我们 每 个 周五 都 去 酒吧。Every Friday we go to a bar.
