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星期日 meaning in English

xīngqīrì

Sunday

HSK 1noun25 strokes

Meaning of 星期日

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

Xīngqīrì
  1. Sunday

How to use 星期日

星期日 is the slightly more formal or written way to say Sunday, often seen on calendars, schedules, and signs. In everyday speech many people say 星期天 (xīngqītiān) instead. Example: 我星期日休息。(Wǒ xīngqīrì xiūxi.) I rest on Sunday.

星期 (xīngqī) means week, and 日 (rì) is the sun. The day of the week named after the sun is Sunday, just like in English.

Common mistake: Learners often try to say 星期七 (xīngqīqī) for Sunday by following the pattern of 星期一 to 星期六, but that form is wrong. Sunday is only 星期日 or 星期天.

星期日 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ正zhèng好hǎo上shàng个gè星xīng期qī日rì有yǒu空kòng。
I happened to be free last Sunday.
我wǒ星xīng期qī日rì并bìng不bù总zǒng是shì有yǒu空kòng。
I'm not always free on Sundays.
我wǒ们men反fǎn对duì星xīng期qī日rì工gōng作zuò。
We are against working on Sundays.
我wǒ从cóng上shàng个gè星xīng期qī日rì开kāi始shǐ一yì直zhí在zài忙máng。
I have been busy since last Sunday.
我wǒ常cháng常cháng星xīng期qī日rì去qù市shì中zhōng心xīn。
I often go downtown on Sunday.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

星 xīng · star · 9 strokes

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期 qī · a period of time · 12 strokes

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日 rì · sun · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 星期日.

星期xīngqīweek; day of the week
生日shēngrìbirthday
日期rìqīdate
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
星星xīngxing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
假期jiàqīholiday period; vacation
节日jiérìholiday; festival
学期xuéqīterm; semester
日报rìbàodaily newspaper
长期chángqīlong-term; for a protracted period

Questions about 星期日

What does 星期日 mean?

星期日 (xīngqīrì) means "Sunday" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 星期日?

星期日 is made of 3 characters: 星 (9 strokes), 期 (12 strokes), 日 (4 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

Is 星期日 an HSK word?

Yes. 星期日 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 星期日 and 星期天?

They mean the same thing, Sunday. 星期日 sounds a bit more formal and is common in writing, while 星期天 is more common in casual speech.

How do I say 'on Sunday' in Chinese?

You just put 星期日 before the verb, with no word for 'on'. For example, 星期日我去公园。(Xīngqīrì wǒ qù gōngyuán.) means I go to the park on Sunday.

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