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Revision as of 02:40, 13 June 2012

Structure

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

Days of the week
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:

Other ways to say days of the week
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

See also

Sources and further reading

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