星期二

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 星期二有会议。▶ —
   Tuesday has a meeting.
2. 星期二下午。▶ —
   Tuesday afternoon.

Collocations

Mnemonic

星期二 xīngqī'èr "Tuesday" — 星期 + 二. Apostrophe (') marks syllable boundary to prevent misreading as "qiér". Japanese/Korean 火曜日 / "hwayoil" use Mars (fire) metaphor.

Quick check

1. Role of ' in xīngqī'èr?

   • syllable boundary (qī + èr)
   • stress
   • neutral tone
   • honorific