星期 (xīngqī) — week

Characters in this word

Strokes: 9
Radical: 日 — sun
Made of: 日 sun 生 life, lifetime
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 12
Radical: 月 — moon
Made of: 其 his, her, its, their 月 moon
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

一个星期有七天。 Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān. There are seven days in a week.
这个星期我很忙。 Zhè ge xīngqī wǒ hěn máng. I'm very busy this week.
下个星期我们去北京。 Xià ge xīngqī wǒmen qù Běijīng. We're going to Beijing next week.
你学汉语几个星期了？ Nǐ xué hànyǔ jǐ gè xīngqī le? How many weeks have you been studying Chinese?
王明这个星期没来学校。 Wáng Míng zhège xīngqī méi lái xuéxiào. Wang Ming didn't come to school this week.
我一个星期工作五天。 Wǒ yí gè xīngqī gōngzuò wǔ tiān. I work five days a week.
你星期几去图书馆？ Nǐ xīngqī jǐ qù túshūguǎn? Which day of the week do you go to the library?
下星期我要考试。 Xià xīngqī wǒ yào kǎoshì. I have an exam next week.
这星期的课文很难。 Zhè xīngqī de kèwén hěn nán. This week's text is very difficult.
孩子们星期天不上学。 Háizimen xīngqītiān bù shàngxué. Children don't go to school on Sundays.