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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。Xīng qī sān wǒ bú zài shàng hǎi.I'm not here in Shanghai on Wednesday.
- 星期二早上我很忙。Xīng qī èr zǎo shàng wǒ hěn máng.I am busy on Tuesday morning.
- 你星期天要做什么？Nǐ xīng qī tiān yào zuò shén me?What are you doing on Sunday?
- 下个星期四是我的生日。Xià ge xīng qī sì shì wǒ de shēng rì.My birthday is on next Thursday.
- 星期六和星期天我们不上班。Xīng qī liù hé xīng qī tiān wǒ men bú shàng bān.Saturday and Sunday we don't work.