星期
xīngqī
week
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今天是星期几?What day of the week is it today?
- 我下星期去中国。I am going to China next week.
Collocations
星期一星期天上星期下星期
Mnemonic
星 xīng "star" + 期 qī "period" = "star-period" — week. Echoes the Latin/Germanic seven-day naming after planets/gods. Synonymous with 礼拜 lǐbài (originally religious "worship-day"). 星期 is the most neutral form.
Quick check
What does 上星期 mean?