Difference between revisions of "Structure of days of the week"
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+ | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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+ | === Books === | ||
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+ | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 123) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy] | ||
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Revision as of 06:43, 3 January 2012
Days of the week in Chinese are formed by the word week followed by a number:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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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 |
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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 |