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Structure of days of the week

星期 xīngqī

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HSK 1

Structure

星期 + Number

Definition

汉语中表示星期几的结构：星期 + 数字（星期一至星期六），星期日或星期天表示周日。

The structure for days of the week in Chinese: 星期 (xīngqī, week) + number (for Monday to Saturday), and 星期日 (xīngqīrì) or 星期天 (xīngqītiān) for Sunday.

Usage

用于询问或表达具体的星期几，常放在句首或动词前。例如：今天星期几？我星期一去北京。

Used to ask or express a specific day of the week, often placed at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb. For example: 'Today is what day of the week?' or 'I go to Beijing on Monday.'

Examples

  • 1 今天星期三，我要去上班。 (Today is Wednesday, I have to go to work.)
  • 2 你星期五晚上有空吗？ (Are you free on Friday evening?)
  • 3 我们星期日去公园散步。 (We go for a walk in the park on Sunday.)
  • 4 他星期一至星期五工作。 (He works from Monday to Friday.)
  • 5 下个星期二是我生日。 (Next Tuesday is my birthday.)

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