Chinese word

礼拜天

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǐ bài tiān

Meaning

  • nounSunday

Example

这个礼拜天你有空吗？zhè ge lǐ bài tiān nǐ yǒu kòng ma

Are you free this Sunday?

Illustration for 礼拜天 (Sunday)

More examples

这个礼拜天我想睡懒觉。zhè ge lǐ bài tiān wǒ xiǎng shuì lǎn jiào

I want to sleep in this Sunday.

Core concept

The week's communal pause, when ordinary work gives way to rest, visits, or worship.

Common phrases

  • 这个礼拜天zhè ge lǐ bài tiān

    this Sunday

  • 下个礼拜天xià gè lǐ bài tiān

    next Sunday

  • 每个礼拜天měi gè lǐ bài tiān

    every Sunday

Similar words

星期天xīng qī tiān: A common everyday spoken name for Sunday.
星期日xīng qī rì: A written term for Sunday, often used in formal text.
周日zhōu rì: A short name for Sunday.

Definition in Chinese

礼拜天是指一周的星期日，常用于口语，表示一周中用于休息、聚会或礼拜的那一天。lǐ bài tiān shì zhǐ yì zhōu de xīng qī rì cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ biǎo shì yì zhōu zhōng yòng yú xiū xī jù huì huò lǐ bài de nà yì tiān

Word origin

The compound 礼拜天 (lǐbàitiān, "Sunday") keeps an older worship association in its first part but uses an everyday word for a day in its second part, making the name sound natural in ordinary speech.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word usually identifies the calendar day rather than asserting that the speaker will attend worship, so it fits ordinary plans and invitations.

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