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星期天

xīngqītiān

Sunday

HSK 1 · Topic “Time” Time
Sunday
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Characters in this word

星 xīng

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
More about the character 星

期 qī

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
More about the character 期

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 星期天你想吃什么？ Xīngqītiān nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What do you want to eat on Sunday?
  • 星期天我休息。 Xīngqītiān wǒ xiūxi. I rest on Sundays.
  • 星期天是我的生日。 Xīngqītiān shì wǒ de shēngrì. Sunday is my birthday.
  • 星期天我不上班。 Xīngqītiān wǒ bù shàngbān. On Sunday I don't work.
  • 星期天你有什么事？ Xīngqītiān nǐ yǒu shénme shì? Do you have anything going on Sunday?
  • 妈妈星期天不去买菜。 Māma xīngqītiān bù qù mǎi cài. Mom isn't going grocery shopping on Sunday.
  • 星期天王明来我们学校。 Xīngqītiān Wáng Míng lái wǒmen xuéxiào. On Sunday Wang Ming is coming to our school.
  • 星期天他不去电影院。 Xīngqītiān tā bù qù diànyǐngyuàn. On Sunday he isn't going to the cinema.
  • 你星期天几点起床？ Nǐ xīngqītiān jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng? What time do you get up on Sunday?
  • 星期天，奶奶在家看电视。 Xīngqītiān, nǎinai zài jiā kàn diànshì. On Sunday Grandma watches TV at home.

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