Sunday in Chinese (Mandarin): 星期天 (xīngqītiān)
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星期天
xīngqītiān
Sunday
- Simplified
- 星期天
- Traditional
- 星期天
- Pinyin
- xīngqītiān
- Typed as
- xingqitian
Use it in a sentence
星期天过后是星期一。
星期天過後是星期一。
After Sunday comes Monday.
The characters in 星期天
星
Star.
9 strokes
期
Period of time.
12 strokes
天
Day, sky.
4 strokes
Sunday has no number: it is 星期天 or 星期日 (xīngqīrì), both meaning "week's day". 日 is more formal, 天 more everyday.
More examples with 星期天
星期天我们去看爷爷。
星期天我們去看爺爺。
Xīngqītiān wǒmen qù kàn yéye.
We visit Grandpa on Sunday.
星期天我睡得很晚。
Xīngqītiān wǒ shuì de hěn wǎn.
I sleep late on Sunday.
How to write 星期天 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
星 9 strokes
期 12 strokes
天 4 strokes
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