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星期

xīng qī
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

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Definitions

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

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.

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)
星期 幾學漢語?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6056548)
星期 一見。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13262817)

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