Chinese word

平日

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng rì

Meaning

  • nounweekday

Example

平日我八点上班。píng rì wǒ bā diǎn shàng bān

I go to work at eight on weekdays.

Illustration for 平日 (weekday)

More examples

很多人平日上班时间选择乘地铁。hěn duō rén píng rì shàng bān shí jiān xuǎn zé chéng dì tiě

Many people choose to take the subway during weekday work hours.

Core concept

A stretch of ordinary time in which weekly routines run normally, especially the work-and-school days outside weekends and holidays.

Common phrases

  • 平日上班píng rì shàng bān

    work on weekdays

  • 平日加班píng rì jiā bān

    work overtime on weekdays

  • 平日通勤píng rì tōng qín

    commute on weekdays

Similar words

工作日gōng zuò rì: A day when businesses and public offices are normally open and operating.
上班日shàng bān rì: A day on which a person has scheduled work and goes to the workplace.

Definition in Chinese

指一周中不是周末也不是法定节假日的日子，通常指星期一到星期五，人们上班或上学的日常日期。zhǐ yì zhōu zhōng bú shì zhōu mò yě bú shì fǎ dìng jié jià rì de rì zi tōng cháng zhǐ xīng qī yí dào xīng qī wǔ rén men shàng bān huò shàng xué de rì cháng rì qī

Word origin

平 (píng, "ordinary") + 日 (rì, "day") presents a day as part of the normal pattern rather than as a special date.

Usage tips

  • In schedules, 平日 (píngrì, "on ordinary days") usually contrasts with weekends and public holidays, so its scope depends on the calendar's workday rules.

Other meanings

  • in everyday lifeadverb
  • usuallyadverb

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