Definition
星期 (xīngqī) is the standard word for 'week' and also means 'day of the week' when used with numbers (星期一 Monday, 星期二 Tuesday, etc.). It's more common in everyday speech than 周 (zhōu), which is shorter and more often used in writing, schedules, or fixed phrases like 周末 (weekend).
noun
weekday of the week
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 兴起xīng qǐsound-aliketo rise, spring up, emerge, become popular
Examples
- 星期?Jīntiān xīng qī jǐ?What day of the week is today?
- 星期。Tā lái le yí gè xīng qī.He has been here for a week.
- 星期。Yí gè xīng qī yǒu qī tiān.A week has seven days.
Grammar
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