七日 (qī rì) — (noun) a period of seven days; a week (formal/written); (noun) the seventh day of the month

Definition

Formal/written noun for 'seven days, one week', common in official or medical contexts (七日游, 七日疗程). It also names the 7th day of a month, as in 七月七日 (Qixi Festival).

noun
a period of seven daysa week (formal/written)the seventh day of the month

Examples

  • 七日。
    Wǒ men gōng sī ān pái le yí gè qī rì yóu.
    Our company arranged a seven-day tour.
  • 七日。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì chī yí gè qī rì de liáo chéng.
    The doctor recommended a seven-day course of treatment.
  • 七日。
    Qī yuè qī rì shì zhōng guó de qī xī jié.
    The seventh day of July is China's Qixi Festival.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

七qīseven
日rìday

七 gives seven and 日 gives days, making a period of seven days.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

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