Writing
星期 (xīngqī) — how to say "week" in Chinese
星期
Week
noun
Character composition
星
star
期
period; term
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
月
Moon
#74 · yuè · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
一个星期
yí gè xīng qī
one week
星期一
xīng qī yī
Monday
上星期
shàng xīng qī
last week
Examples
今天星期一，上午我去学校学习。
Today is Monday, in the morning I go to school to study.
今天星期一
Today is Monday.
Mnemonic
[xīngqī-] Xingy the Starfish has a magic calendar where each week, a new star 星 appears in the sky for a whole period 期. Xingy loves watching the stars 星期 magically mark the passing of time, each twinkle representing a brand-new week. 🌠📅
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "week" in Chinese?
"week" in Chinese is 星期 (xīngqī).
星期 meaning in English
星期 (xīngqī) means "Week".
Week in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced xīngqī (written as xingqi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Week in Chinese character
It is written 星期: 星 has 9 strokes, 期 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 星期?
星期 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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