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How do you say "Sunday" in Chinese?
星期天
xīng qī tiān
In Chinese, "Sunday" is 星期天.
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Pronunciation
Three syllables: 'shing' (high level), 'chee' (rising), 'tyan' (high level). High, up, high.
Writing and usage
Stars period sky-day. 天 uses 4 strokes and means sky or day. Chinese tradition uses 'tian' for Sunday instead of 日.
Example sentence
星期天我不工作。
I don't work on Sunday.
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How to remember 星期天
Star week sky. Sunday is special, called the sky-day instead of following the number pattern.
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Questions about 星期天
How do you say "Sunday" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "Sunday" is 星期天. It is a noun.
How is 星期天 written in Chinese?
Stars period sky-day. 天 uses 4 strokes and means sky or day. Chinese tradition uses 'tian' for Sunday instead of 日.
How is 星期天 used in a sentence?
Use 星期天 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 星期天我不工作。 (I don't work on Sunday.).
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