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Revision as of 04:26, 12 August 2011

Days of the week in Chinese are formed by the word week followed by a number:

Basic 把 sentences
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:

  • 礼拜

So a more complete table of days of the week is:

Basic 把 sentences
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