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星期 xīngqī

星期 xīngqī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 星期 xīngqī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīngqī | xing1 qi1
English translation
week
CL:
>[gè]
day of the week
Sunday

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Traditional form

星期 xīngqī

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 星期 xīngqī

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 星期 xīngqī .

xīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shēng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shēng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日生

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yuè represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

yuè

Positional decomposition

其月

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 星期 xīngqī

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měi 星期日 Xīng qī rì 不论 bù lùn qíng dōu huì 教堂 jiào táng zuò 礼拜 lǐ bài .

Rain or shine, I go to church every Sunday.

感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié 通常 tōngcháng zài 十一月 Shí yī yuè 最后 zuìhòu de 星期四 Xīng qī sì .

Thanksgiving Day is usually on the last Thursday in November.

zhè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén de 猛攻 měng gōng 两个星期 xīngqī zhī jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

所有 suǒyǒu de 报告 bàogào 必须 bìxū zài běn 星期 xīngqī 以前 yǐqián jiāo .

All reports must be sent in by the end of this week.

星期四 Xīng qī sì 下午 xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn yǒu 两堂 shì 冲突 chōngtū de .

There is a clash between two classes at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

星期 xīngqī Decomposition

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星期 xīngqī Compounds

See all 13 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 星期 xīngqī in their composition.

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