星期
xīngqī
week; day of the week
Type: NounsHSK 1
星 (star) + 期 (period). The period of the stars — the week.
The days of the week are numbered: 星期一 (Monday, 'day 1 of the week'), 星期二 (Tuesday), up to 星期六 (Saturday). Sunday is 星期天 or 星期日. There's also 礼拜 (lǐbài) for 'week', of Christian origin, used in southern China.
星
日rìsun
生shēngto sprout
期
月yuèmoon or flesh
其qíthat
星期一我去北京。
Xīngqīyī wǒ qù Běijīng.
On Monday I am going to Beijing.
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