Days of the Week in Chinese

The days of the week in Chinese: 星期一 (xīngqīyī, Monday), 星期二 (xīngqīèr, Tuesday), 星期三 (xīngqīsān, Wednesday), 星期四 (xīngqīsì, Thursday), 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ, Friday), 星期六 (xīngqīliù, Saturday), 星期日 (xīngqīrì, Sunday). Below are all 12 days of the week from lesson 16 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 16 · Time & Calendars 12 words

  • 星期一 xīngqīyī Monday

    星期一是一周的第一天。

    Xīngqīyī shì yī zhōu de dìyī tiān。

    Monday is the first day.

  • 星期二 xīngqīèr Tuesday

    星期二总是很有趣。

    Xīngqīèr zǒngshì hěn yǒuqù。

    Tuesday is always fun.

  • 星期三 xīngqīsān Wednesday

    她星期三回家。

    Tā xīngqīsān huí jiā。

    She goes home Wednesday.

  • 星期四 xīngqīsì Thursday

    他星期四来。

    Tā xīngqīsì lái。

    He comes on Thursday.

  • 星期五 xīngqīwǔ Friday

    星期五是最好的一天。

    Xīngqīwǔ shì zuì hǎo de yī tiān.

    Friday is the best day.

  • 星期六 xīngqīliù Saturday

    我星期六走。

    Wǒ xīngqīliù zǒu。

    I leave on Saturday.

  • 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday

    我星期日休息。

    Wǒ xīngqīrì xiūxi。

    I will rest on Sunday.

  • 工作日 gōngzuòrì weekday

    她每个工作日早上都工作。

    Tā měi ge gōngzuòrì zǎoshang dōu gōngzuò。

    She works every weekday morning.

  • 周末 zhōumò weekend

    谁不喜欢周末?

    Shéi bù xǐhuan zhōumò?

    Who does not like the weekend?

  • 每天 měitiān daily

    我们每天看报纸。

    Wǒmen měitiān kàn bàozhǐ。

    We read the newspaper daily .

  • 每周 měizhōu weekly

    我通常每周看新闻。

    Wǒ tōngcháng měizhōu kàn xīnwén。

    I usually watch the news weekly.

  • 每月 měiyuè monthly

    他们支付每月的价格。

    Tāmen zhīfù měiyuè de jiàgé.

    They pay the monthly price.

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