Chinese word

星期几

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīng qī jǐ

Meaning

  • pronounwhat day of the week

Example

今天是星期几？jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ

What day of the week is today?

Illustration for 星期几 (what day of the week)

More examples

我想约你，星期几方便？wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ xīng qī jǐ fāng biàn

I'd like to meet with you; what day of the week is convenient for you?

Core concept

A question that locates a day by its number in the repeating seven-day week.

Common phrases

  • 今天是星期几jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ

    What day of the week is it today

  • 你星期几上班nǐ xīng qī jǐ shàng bān

    What day of the week do you go to work

  • 约在星期几yuē zài xīng qī jǐ

    What day of the week should we make an appointment

Similar words

礼拜几lǐ bài jǐ: A colloquial spoken question for asking which numbered day of the week it is.
周几zhōu jǐ: A short spoken question for asking which numbered day of the week it is.

Definition in Chinese

用于提问某一天属于星期中的哪一天的代词，一般后接星期名或数字，如「星期一」「星期二」。yòng yú tí wèn mǒu yì tiān shǔ yú xīng qī zhōng de nǎ yì tiān de dài cí yì bān hòu jiē xīng qī míng huò shù zì rú xīng qī yī xīng qī èr

Word origin

星期几 (xīngqījǐ, "what day of the week") places 几 (jǐ, "which number") after 星期 (xīngqī, "week"), following the Chinese pattern of putting the question word where the requested number belongs.

Usage tips

  • A reply commonly keeps the same pattern by naming the weekday marker and adding its number, rather than translating the phrase word for word as "which week."

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