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There are several ways to refer to the days of the week in Chinese. (Fortunately, they're all pretty easy.)

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:

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

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	There are several ways to refer to the days of the week in Chinese. (Fortunately, they're all pretty easy.)		There are several ways to refer to the days of the week in Chinese. (Fortunately, they're all pretty easy.)