Days of the Week in Chinese

Is time to learn about days of week in Chinese. One of the first things you have to learn in Chinese is how to talk about the weekdays. In Chinese the days of the week have three forms of written and pronunciation.

Days of the Week

Week - ( 星期) - (Xīngqí)

Using 星期 (xīngqī) or "star period" in the days of the week in Chinese

Days	Orthography	Pinyin	Sense
Monday	星期一	xīngqīyī	star period one
Tuesday	星期二	xīngqī'èr	star period two
Wednesday	星期三	xīngqīsān	star period three
Thursday	星期四	xingqisì	star period four
Friday	星期五	xīngqīwǔ	star period five
Saturday	星期六	xīngqīliù	star period six
Sunday	星期天	xīngqītiān	star period day

Using 禮拜 (lǐbài) or "worship" in the days of the week in Chinese

Days	Orthography	Pinyin	Sense
Monday	禮拜一	lǐbàiyī	worship one
Tuesday	禮拜二	lǐbài'èr	worship two
Wednesday	禮拜三	lǐbàisān	worship three
Thursday	禮拜四	lǐbàisì	worship four
Friday	禮拜五	lǐbàiwǔ	worship five
Saturday	禮拜六	lǐbàiliù	worship six
Sunday	禮拜天	lǐbàitiān	worship day

Using 週 (zhōu) or "cycle" in the days of the week in Chinese

Days	Orthography	Pinyin	Sense
Monday	週一	zhōuyī	cycle one
Tuesday	週二	zhōu'èr	cycle two
Wednesday	週三	zhōusān	cycle three
Thursday	週四	zhōusì	cycle four
Friday	週五	zhōuwǔ	cycle five
Saturday	週六	zhōuliù	cycle six
Sunday	週日	zhōurì	cycle day