星期

xīng qī

CL 个 gè 周 zhōu

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

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Definitions

1. week
2. day of the week
3. Sunday

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 周末 zhōu mò 周末 zhōu mò weekend 周末 means 'weekend', while 星期 refers to the whole week or days of the week.: weekend

Related words

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• 工作日 gōng zuò rì 工作日 gōng zuò rì workday 工作日 refers to 'working day' or 'weekday', as opposed to the weekend.: workday

Synonyms

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• 周 zhōu 周 zhōu to make a circuit In general, 星期 and 周 both mean 'week' and are often interchangeable, e.g. 一个星期 (one week) vs. 一周 (one week).: to make a circuit
• 礼拜 lǐ bài 礼拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service In spoken/informal contexts, 礼拜 is used for 'week' and days of the week, e.g. 礼拜一 (Monday).: to attend a religious service

Usage notes

Collocations

星期 is used with numbers to form days of the week: 星期一 (Monday) through 星期六 (Saturday). For Sunday, 星期日 or 星期天 is used.

Common mistakes

Don't say '星期七' for Sunday; the correct forms are 星期日 or 星期天. Also, when specifying a week, use 一个星期, not just 星期.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 6 min

Calendar Date Expressions

Learn Calendar Date Expressions with practical HSK 1 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.

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Example Sentences

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一个 星期 有七天。

A week has seven days.

星期 五！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13274650)

你 星期 幾學漢語？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6056548)

星期 一見。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13262817)

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Words Containing 星期

• 星期天 星期天 xīng qī tiān: Sunday
• 星期日 星期日 xīng qī rì: Sunday
• 上个星期 上个星期 shàng gè xīng qī: last week
• 上星期 上星期 shàng xīng qī: last week
• 下个星期 下个星期 xià gè xīng qī: next week
• 下星期 下星期 xià xīng qī: next week
• 两星期 两星期 liǎng xīng qī: fortnight
• 星期一 星期一 xīng qī yī: Monday
• 星期三 星期三 xīng qī sān: Wednesday
• 星期二 星期二 xīng qī èr: Tuesday
• 星期五 星期五 xīng qī wǔ: Friday
• 星期六 星期六 xīng qī liù: Saturday
• 星期四 星期四 xīng qī sì: Thursday
• 星期几 星期几 xīng qī jǐ: which day of the week
• 本星期 本星期 běn xīng qī: this week

Child Words of 星期

• 期 期 qī: a period of time
• 星 星 xīng: star