How to say “Sunday” in Chinese
Sunday
“Sunday” in Chinese is 星期天, xīng qī tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
星期天 is read xīng qī tiān: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 日 “sun”.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “星期天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 星期天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 星期天我休息xīngqītiānwǒxiūxiOn Sunday I rest.
- 我们星期天上午十点见，好吗？wǒmenxīngqītiānshàngwǔshídiǎnjiàn,hǎomaLet's meet on Sunday at 10 a.m., OK?
- 星期天你想做什么？xīngqītiānnǐxiǎngzuòshénmeWhat do you want to do on Sunday?
- 星期天我们去玩吧xīngqītiānwǒmenqùwánbaLet’s go out and have fun on Sunday.
- 我明天出门星期天回来wǒmíngtiānchūmén,xīngqītiānhuíláiI'm leaving tomorrow and coming back on Sunday.
- 星期天来我家做客吧。xīngqītiānláiwǒjiāzuòkèbaCome over to my place on Sunday.
More words from the lesson “Day of the week”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Sunday” in Chinese?
“Sunday” in Chinese is 星期天, pinyin xīngqītiān.
What does 星期天 mean?
星期天 (xīngqītiān) means “Sunday”.
How do you write 星期天?
星期天 is 3 characters: 星 (xīng) — star; 期 (qī) — period, term; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 星期天?
星期天 is read xīngqītiān. Tones: xīng — first tone, qī — first tone, tiān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“Sunday” in the lesson “Day of the week”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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