Structure of days of the week
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星期 (xīngqī) means "week" in Chinese. It is used at the beginning to indicate which day of the week you are talking about.
Structure
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 |
xīngqīyī | xīngqī'èr | xīngqīsān | xīngqīsì | xīngqīwǔ | xīngqīliù | xīngqītiān |
Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 (tiān) is used. More formally, Sunday is also referred to as 星期日 (xīngqīrì).
Example
- 今天 是 星期一 吗?Is today Monday?
- 明天 星期五,太 高兴 了。Tomorrow is 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。I am busy on Tuesday.
- 你 星期三 要 做 什么?What are you doing on Wednesday?
- 我们 星期六 和 星期天 不 在 上海。Saturday and Sunday we will not be in Shanghai.
- 上 个 星期三 我 跟 他 见面 了。I met him last Wednesday.
- 这 个 星期三 我 有空。This Wednesday I (have time) am free.
- 下 个 星期四 是 我 的 生日。My birthday is on next Thursday.
- 我们 每 个 星期五 都 去 酒吧。We go to a bar every Friday.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 123) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (p. 142) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 72) →buy