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Structure of days of the week

Days of the week in Chinese are formed by adding a number (一 through 六) after the word 星期 (xīngqī, 'week'), making 星期一 Monday, 星期二 Tuesday, etc. The only exception is Sunday, which uses 天 (tiān) or 日 (rì) instead of a number, and the week begins with Monday, not Sunday.

Structure

星期 + Number (一 ~ 六)
Monday through Saturday
星期 + 天 / 日
Sunday; 天 is more common, 日 is formal

Examples

  • 星期三我不在上海。
    Xīngqīsān wǒ bù zài Shànghǎi.
    I'm not here in Shanghai on Wednesday.
  • 星期二早上我很忙。
    Xīngqī'èr zǎoshang wǒ hěn máng.
    I am busy on Tuesday morning.
  • 你星期天要做什么？
    Nǐ Xīngqītiān yào zuò shénme?
    What are you doing on Sunday?
  • 下个星期四是我的生日。
    Xià gè Xīngqīsì shì wǒ de shēngrì.
    My birthday is on next Thursday.
  • 星期六和星期天我们不上班。
    Xīngqīliù hé Xīngqītiān wǒmen bù shàngbān.
    Saturday and Sunday we don't work.

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