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  <h1>Structure of days of the week</h1>

  <p><span class="hanzi">星期</span> (<span class="pinyin">xīngqī</span>) means "week" in Chinese. This is also used to indicate which weekday you are talking about.</p>

  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_56">Contents</h2>

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    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#Structure"> 1 Structure</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#Examples"> 2 Examples</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#Other_words_for_.22week.22"> 3 Other words for "week"</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#See_also"> 4 See also</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#Sources_and_further_reading"> 5 Sources and further reading</a> 

      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week#Books"> 5.1 Books</a></li>
      </ul></li>
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  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_57"><span id="Structure">Structure</span></h3>

  <p>Days of the week in Chinese are formed by the word "week" followed by a number:</p>

  <table class="table big-text table-striped table-bordered">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>
          English
        </th>

        <th>
          Chinese
        </th>

        <th>
          Chinese Pinyin
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        <td>
          Monday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期一</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqīyī</span>
        </td>
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        <td>
          Tuesday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期二</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqī'èr </span>
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <td>
          Wednesday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期三</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqīsān</span>
        </td>
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        <td>
          Thursday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期四</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqīsì</span>
        </td>
      </tr>

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        <td>
          Friday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期五</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqīwǔ</span>
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <td>
          Saturday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期六</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqīliù</span>
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <td>
          Sunday
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="hanzi">星期天</span>
        </td>

        <td>
          <span class="pinyin">Xīngqītiān</span>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
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  <p>Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, <span class="hanzi">天</span> (<span class="pinyin">tiān</span>) is used. More formally, Sunday is also referred to as <span class="hanzi">星期日</span> (<span class="pinyin">xīngqīrì</span>).</p>

  <p>One other implication of this system that you may not have noticed: "day one" is Monday. In Chinese culture, the first day of the week is Monday, and <i><b>not</b></i> Sunday.</p>

  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_58">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">今天 是 星期一 吗？</span> This <span class="hanzi">是</span> is optional.<br/><span class="pinyin">Jīntiān shì Xīngqīyī ma?</span> <br/>Is today Monday?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">明天 星期五 ，太 高兴 了。</span> The optional <span class="hanzi">是</span> here is omitted.<br/><span class="pinyin">Míngtiān Xīngqīwǔ , tài gāoxìng le.</span> <br/>Tomorrow is Friday. I'm so happy.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">星期三 我 不在 上海。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Xīngqīsān wǒ bù zài Shànghǎi.</span> <br/>I'm not here in Shanghai on Wednesday.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">星期二 早上 我 很 忙。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Xīngqī'èr zǎoshang wǒ hěn máng.</span> <br/>I am busy on Tuesday morning.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 星期天 要 做 什么？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ Xīngqītiān yào zuò shénme?</span> <br/>What are you doing on Sunday?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">上 个 星期五 我 跟 他 见面 了。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Shàng ge Xīngqīwǔ wǒ gēn tā jiànmiàn le.</span> <br/>I met him last Friday.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 个 星期三 晚上 你 有空 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Zhè ge Xīngqīsān wǎnshang nǐ yǒu kòng ma?</span> <br/>Are you free this Wednesday evening?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">下 个 星期四 是 我 的 生日。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Xià ge Xīngqīsì shì wǒ de shēngrì.</span> <br/>My birthday is on next Thursday.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这个 星期五 晚上 我们 要 去 酒吧。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Zhè ge Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā.</span> <br/>We're going to a bar this Friday night.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">星期六 和 星期天 我们 不 上班。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Xīngqīliù hé Xīngqītiān wǒmen bù shàngbān.</span> <br/>Saturday and Sunday we don't work.</li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_59"><span id="Other_words_for_.22week.22">Other words for "week"</span></h2>

  <p>Hopefully this doesn't freak you out, but there are actually two other ways to say "week" in Chinese. You should still learn <span class="hanzi">星期</span> (<span class="pinyin">xīngqī</span>) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner.</p>

  <p>The other words for "week" are <span class="hanzi">礼拜</span> (<span class="pinyin">lǐbài</span>) and <span class="hanzi">周</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhōu</span>). Skip them for now unless you really need them.</p>

  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_60">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_numbers" title="Structure of numbers">Structure of numbers</a></li>

    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates" title="Structure of dates">Structure of dates</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_61">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_62">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>) (p. 123)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>)(2nd ed) (p. 142)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 72)</li>
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