Meaning of 星期天
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Sunday
How to use 星期天
星期天 is the everyday word for Sunday and often comes before the verb to say when something happens. Example: 我星期天去公园。(Wǒ xīngqītiān qù gōngyuán.) I go to the park on Sunday.
星期 (xīngqī) means week, and 天 (tiān) means day or sky. Other weekdays use numbers like 星期一 (xīngqīyī), but Sunday gets the sky, the free day when you can look up and relax.
Common mistake: Learners often say 星期七 (xīngqīqī) by following the number pattern of Monday to Saturday, but Sunday never uses a number. Another error is putting 在 (zài) before it, as in 在星期天, where a native speaker would just say 星期天.
星期天 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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星 xīng · star · 9 strokes
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期 qī · a period of time · 12 strokes
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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 星期天.
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; the present time; now |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week; day of the week |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
| 日期 | rìqī | date |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half of the day; a long time |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity |
Questions about 星期天
What does 星期天 mean?
星期天 (xīngqītiān) means "Sunday" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 星期天?
星期天 is made of 3 characters: 星 (9 strokes), 期 (12 strokes), 天 (4 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 星期天 an HSK word?
Yes. 星期天 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 星期天 and 星期日?
Both mean Sunday. 星期天 (xīngqītiān) is more common in speech, while 星期日 (xīngqīrì) sounds more formal and often appears in writing, calendars, and schedules.
How do I say "this Sunday" or "last Sunday" in Chinese?
Put 这个 (zhège) before it for this Sunday, 上个 (shàngge) for last Sunday, and 下个 (xiàge) for next Sunday. For example, 下个星期天 (xiàge xīngqītiān) means next Sunday.