Days of the Week in Chinese

In this article, we will learn how to say the 7 days of the week in mandarin Chinese and how to ask and answer questions about the days.

In Chinese, week is called “星期 xīnɡqī”. And to say different days of the week, you simply put the numbers after it. For example: “星期一 xīnɡqī yī”, literally “week one” means “Monday” (Note: In China, Monday is the first day of the week.), “星期二 xīnɡqī èr”, literally “week two” means “Tuesday”…

Days of the Week

Sunday is the 7th and last day of the week. But instead of saying “星期七(week seven)”, we say:

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In spoken Chinese, “星期” is often replaced by “礼拜 （lǐ bài）”, which also has the meaning of “week”.

Ask and Answer Days of Week in Chinese

jīntiān shì xīnɡqī jǐ?

今天是星期几？

What day is it today?

jīntiān shì ...

今天 是 ...

Today it's ...

After learning days of week, now you may want to know how to pronounce 12 months of year in mandarin Chinese. You may also want to test if you have mastered days of week by doing a pop quiz.