Days of the Week
in Mandarin Chinese
一周的日子 (yì zhōu de rìzi)
Understanding how to talk about days of the week is essential for basic communication in Mandarin Chinese. In this article, you’ll learn key vocabulary and useful expressions, grammar rules, and practice using them in context.
A.Vocabulary
Learn the following Mandarin Chinese vocabulary about Days of the Week to help you quickly understand the upcoming reading text.
Note: If you’re using a mobile phone and the audio doesn’t play, then switch to desktop mode.
Formation of Day Names
As you saw above, days of the week in Mandarin are formed by combining a word for “week” 星期 (xīngqī) with a number (from one to six) for Monday through Saturday. For Sunday, the character 日 (rì) or 天 (tiān), both meaning “day,” is used instead of a number. For examples: 星期一 (xīngqī yī) for Monday, 星期二 (xīngqī èr) for Tuesday, and so on, up to 星期六 (xīngqī liù) for Saturday, and 星期日 (xīngqī rì) or 星期天 (xīngqī tiān) for Sunday.
Please listen to the vocabulary again in its entirety to strengthen your mastery of the words.
B. Useful Expressions
Use the following expressions to talk about Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese.
| No | Useful Expressions | ||
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin | |
| 1 | Next Sunday | 下个星期天 | xià gè xīngqī tiān |
| 2 | What day is it today? | 今天星期几？ | Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? |
| 3 | Today is Wednesday. | 今天星期三。 | Jīntiān xīngqī sān. |
| 4 | What day is tomorrow? | 明天星期几？ | Míngtiān xīngqī jǐ? |
| 5 | Yesterday was Sunday. | 昨天星期天。 | Zuótiān xīngqī tiān. |
| 6 | Are you free tomorrow? | 你明天有空吗？ | Nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòng ma? |
| 7 | I have time on Saturday. | 我星期六有时间。 | Wǒ xīngqī liù yǒu shíjiān. |
| 8 | What did you do last weekend? | 上个周末你做了什么？ | Shàng gè zhōumò nǐ zuò le shénme? |
| 9 | I went to Beijing last week. | 我上个星期去了北京。 | Wǒ shàng gè xīngqī qù le Běijīng. |
| 10 | I’m going to visit my grandparents next weekend. | 下个周末我要去看我的爷爷奶奶。 | Xià gè zhōumò wǒ yào qù kàn wǒ de yéye nǎinai. |
| 11 | Let’s meet next week. | 我们下个星期见吧。 | Wǒmen xià gè xīngqī jiàn ba. |
2. Reading Text
📅 我的一星期
Wǒde yì xīngqī
My Week
我是一个高中生。
Wǒ shì yí gè gāozhōngshēng.
I am a high school student.
我每天做不同的事情。
Wǒ měitiān zuò bùtóng de shìqing.
I do different things every day.
星期一，我上数学课。
Xīngqī yī, wǒ shàng shùxué kè.
On Monday, I have math class.
星期二，我学生物。
Xīngqī èr, wǒ xué shēngwù.
On Tuesday, I study Biology.
星期三，我上中文课。
Xīngqī sān, wǒ shàng Zhōngwén kè.
On Wednesday, I have Chinese class.
星期四，我上英文课。
Xīngqī sì, wǒ shàng yīngwén kè.
On Thursday, I have English class.
星期五，我有考试。
Xīngqī wǔ, wǒ yǒu kǎoshì.
On Friday, I have a test.
星期六，我去图书馆。
Xīngqī liù, wǒ qù túshūguǎn.
On Saturday, I go to the library.
星期天，我做作业和休息。
Xīngqī tiān, wǒ zuò zuòyè hé xiūxi.
On Sunday, I do homework and rest.
3. The Grammar
Structure of Days
In Mandarin, days of the week follow this pattern:
星期 (xīngqī) + number
一 = Monday, 二 = Tuesday, … 六 = Saturday, 日 or 天 = Sunday
Examples:
星期一 (xīngqī yī) – Monday
星期五 (xīngqī wǔ) – Friday
星期天 (xīngqī tiān) – Sunday (spoken)
星期日 (xīngqī rì) – Sunday (formal/written)
32 responses to “Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese”
Awesome site you have here but I was curious about if you knew of any forums that cover the same topics talked about in this article? I’d really like to be a part of community where I can get feedback from other experienced people that share the same interest. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thank you!
Some really nice and useful info on this website, besides I believe the pattern has great features.
This is a topic close to my heart cheers, where are your contact details though?
I have not checked in here for a while since I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are great quality so I guess I’ll add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you create this website yourself? Plz reply back as I’m looking to create my own blog and would like to know wheere u got this from. thanks
What¦s Taking place i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve discovered It absolutely useful and it has helped me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution & aid other customers like its aided me. Great job.
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch because I found it for him smile Thus let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch! “Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life” by Henry Havelock Ellis.
I got what you intend, appreciate it for putting up.Woh I am happy to find this website through google. “You must pray that the way be long, full of adventures and experiences.” by Constantine Peter Cavafy.
Having read this I thought it was very informative. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to put this article together. I once again find myself spending way to much time both reading and commenting. But so what, it was still worth it!
I just could not depart your website prior to suggesting that I extremely enjoyed the standard info a person provide for your visitors? Is gonna be back often in order to check up on new posts
Great post, you have pointed out some great points, I besides conceive this s a very superb website.
I am glad to be one of the visitants on this outstanding website (:, regards for putting up.
Thanks , I’ve just been looking for info about this topic for ages and yours is the greatest I’ve discovered till now. But, what about the bottom line? Are you sure about the source?
Regards for all your efforts that you have put in this. very interesting info .
Hey! I understand this is kind of off-topic but I needed to ask.
Does building a well-established website such as yours take a lot of work?
I am brand new to blogging however I do write in my diary every day.
I’d like to start a blog so I can easily share my experience and
views online. Please let me know if you have any ideas or tips for brand
new aspiring blog owners. Thankyou!
Good day! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I genuinely enjoy reading your articles. Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that deal with the same topics? Many thanks!
I must thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this site.
I really hope to see the same high-grade blog posts by you in the future as well.
In truth, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my own blog now
😉
It’s an awesome paragraph designed for all the online viewers; they will take benefit from
it I am sure.
I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but definitely you’re going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already 😉 Cheers!
I genuinely enjoy examining on this web site, it contains fantastic blog posts.
Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wished to mention that I have really loved browsing your blog posts. After all I’ll be subscribing on your feed and I’m hoping you write again very soon!
Do you mind if I quote a few of үour posts as long as I provide
credit аnd sources Ƅack to your webpage?
Mʏ blog is іn the very same аrea oof intereѕt as youirs and
mmy visitors ѡould tгuly benefit fгom a lot of the information ｙou ρresent heｒе.
Ꮲlease let me know іf this alright wіth үou. Thanks!
Doeѕ yoᥙr website hɑvе a contact ρage? I’m hɑving a tough timе
locating іt but, I’d liқe t᧐ shoot үou an e-mail.I’ve got soje suggestions fօr y᧐ur blog you might be іnterested in hearing.
Εither way, ցreat website аnd I look forward to seеing it imrove
over time.
Hi there to every body, it’s my first pay a quick visit of
this webpage; this webpage contains awesome and actually excellent
stuff designed for visitors.
I think this is among the most vital information for me. And i am glad reading your article. But wanna remark on some general things, The site style is great, the articles is really great : D. Good job, cheers
hello there and thank you for your info – I have certainly picked up anything new from right here.
I did however expertise several technical issues using this
website, as I experienced to reload the web site lots of times previous to I could get it to load properly.
I had been wondering if your web hosting is OK? Not that I’m complaining, but slow loading instances times will sometimes affect your placement in google
and can damage your high quality score if ads and marketing with Adwords.
Anyway I’m adding this RSS to my e-mail and could look out for a lot more of your
respective intriguing content. Ensure that you update this again very soon.
There is apparently a bundle to identify about this. I assume you made certain nice points in features also.
I’ve been exploring for a little bit for any high-quality articles or weblog posts on this kind of area . Exploring in Yahoo I finally stumbled upon this site. Studying this info So i am happy to exhibit that I’ve a very just right uncanny feeling I found out just what I needed. I such a lot indubitably will make certain to do not overlook this website and give it a glance regularly.
I enjoy the efforts you have put in this, thanks for all the great posts.
**mindvault**
mindvault is a premium cognitive support formula created for adults 45+. It’s thoughtfully designed to help maintain clear thinking
**breathe**
breathe is a plant-powered tincture crafted to promote lung performance and enhance your breathing quality.
I am glad to be one of the visitants on this great internet site (:, appreciate it for posting.