{"id":27147,"date":"2024-03-03T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wukongsch.com\/blog\/?p=27147"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:11:07","slug":"days-of-the-week-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wukongsch.com\/blog\/days-of-the-week-in-chinese-post-27147\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Days of the Week Mean in Chinese? Easy Guide for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>The term \u201cdays of the week\u201d in Chinese primarily refers to \u661f\u671f\u4e00 (x\u012bngq\u012b y\u012b), which directly translates to \u201cweek one\u201d (Monday), following a simple numerical pattern through \u661f\u671f\u516d (x\u012bngq\u012b li\u00f9, \u201cweek six\u201d for Saturday), with Sunday as \u661f\u671f\u5929 (x\u012bngq\u012b ti\u0101n, \u201cweek day\u201d) or \u661f\u671f\u65e5 (x\u012bngq\u012b r\u00ec, \u201cweek sun\u201d). This logical system, built on counting from one to six plus two fixed Sunday forms, makes the seven days far easier for beginners, kids, and HSK 1 learners than English\u2019s unique mythological names. Once you know Chinese numbers 1\u20136 and the three week words, you already command six of the seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Practice saying it with the recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Days of the Week Audio Player (8 entries, including two for Sunday) -->\n<style>\n    \/* ===== \u57fa\u7840\u5bb9\u5668 ===== *\/\n    .proverbs-player-wrap {\n        max-width: 820px;\n        margin: 2rem auto;\n        font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\n        background: #fefbf7;\n        border-radius: 24px;\n        box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);\n        border: 1px solid #f0e8dc;\n        overflow: hidden;\n        transition: box-shadow 0.2s;\n    }\n    .proverbs-player-wrap:hover {\n        box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);\n    }\n\n    \/* ===== \u9876\u90e8\u5f00\u5173 ===== *\/\n    .proverbs-toggle {\n        width: 100%;\n        padding: 18px 28px;\n        background: #fff8f0;\n        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{\n                    currentAudio = null;\n                    currentIndex = -1;\n                }\n            });\n        }\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u4e8b\u4ef6\u7ed1\u5b9a\uff08\u59d4\u6258\uff09 ----------\n        listContainer.addEventListener('click', function(e) {\n            var btn = e.target.closest('.proverb-play-btn');\n            if (!btn) return;\n            if (btn.disabled || btn.classList.contains('disabled')) return;\n\n            var index = parseInt(btn.getAttribute('data-index'), 10);\n            if (isNaN(index)) return;\n\n            playProverb(index);\n        });\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u6298\u53e0\u5f00\u5173 ----------\n        toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {\n            var isOpen = panel.classList.toggle('open');\n            arrow.classList.toggle('open');\n            toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', isOpen);\n            if (isOpen) {\n                panel.style.maxHeight = 'none';\n                var h = panel.scrollHeight;\n                panel.style.maxHeight = '0';\n                requestAnimationFrame(function() {\n                    panel.style.maxHeight = h + 'px';\n                    setTimeout(function() {\n                        panel.style.maxHeight = 'none';\n                    }, 450);\n                });\n            } else {\n                panel.style.maxHeight = '0';\n            }\n        });\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u521d\u59cb\u5316 ----------\n        renderList();\n\n    })();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-the-7-days-of-the-week-in-chinese\"><\/span>What Are the 7 Days of the Week in Chinese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Days of the week in Chinese (\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b, \u5468 zh\u014du, or \u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i + number) follow one core formula: a week word + the numbers \u4e00 (y\u012b, one) through \u516d (li\u00f9, six) for Monday to Saturday. Sunday alone uses \u65e5 (r\u00ec, sun\/day) or \u5929 (ti\u0101n, day\/sky) instead of \u4e03 (q\u012b, seven). Never say \u661f\u671f\u4e03 \u2014 native speakers do not use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>English Day<\/td><td>Chinese (\u6c49\u5b57 + \u62fc\u97f3)<\/td><td>English Meaning \/ Literal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u4e00 (x\u012bngq\u012b y\u012b)<\/td><td>Week one<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u4e8c (x\u012bngq\u012b \u00e8r)<\/td><td>Week two<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wednesday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u4e09 (x\u012bngq\u012b s\u0101n)<\/td><td>Week three<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u56db (x\u012bngq\u012b s\u00ec)<\/td><td>Week four<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Friday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u4e94 (x\u012bngq\u012b w\u01d4)<\/td><td>Week five<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u516d (x\u012bngq\u012b li\u00f9)<\/td><td>Week six<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sunday<\/td><td>\u661f\u671f\u5929 \/ \u661f\u671f\u65e5 (x\u012bngq\u012b ti\u0101n \/ x\u012bngq\u012b r\u00ec)<\/td><td>Week day \/ Week sun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The same pattern works with the shorter \u5468 (zh\u014du) form \u2014 \u5468\u4e00 (zh\u014du y\u012b) for Monday through \u5468\u516d (zh\u014du li\u00f9) for Saturday and \u5468\u65e5 (zh\u014du r\u00ec) for Sunday \u2014 and the more colloquial \u793c\u62dc (l\u01d0b\u00e0i) form used especially in southern China, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities: \u793c\u62dc\u4e00 (l\u01d0b\u00e0i y\u012b) to \u793c\u62dc\u516d (l\u01d0b\u00e0i li\u00f9) and \u793c\u62dc\u5929 (l\u01d0b\u00e0i ti\u0101n).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-do-the-three-week-systems-work-in-chinese\"><\/span>How Do the Three Week Systems Work in Chinese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Days of the week in Chinese use three interchangeable week words that all mean \u201cweek\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u661f\u671f (x\u012bngq\u012b, \u201cstar period\u201d) is the neutral, textbook standard across mainland China for both speech and writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5468 (zh\u014du, \u201ccycle\u201d) is shorter and preferred in calendars, news headlines, WeChat messages, and formal writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u793c\u62dc (l\u01d0b\u00e0i, \u201cceremony-worship,\u201d a missionary-era loan) remains common in casual southern speech, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Practice saying it with the recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Three Ways to Say \"Week\" - Audio Player -->\n<style>\n    \/* ===== \u57fa\u7840\u5bb9\u5668 ===== *\/\n    .proverbs-player-wrap {\n        max-width: 820px;\n        margin: 2rem auto;\n        font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\n        background: #fefbf7;\n        border-radius: 24px;\n        box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);\n        border: 1px solid #f0e8dc;\n        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<span>\n            \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Listen to Three Terms for &#8220;Week&#8221;\n            <span class=\"badge\">3<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"arrow\" id=\"proverbsArrow\">\u25be<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n\n    <!-- \u53ef\u6298\u53e0\u9762\u677f -->\n    <div class=\"proverbs-panel\" id=\"proverbsPanel\">\n        <div class=\"proverbs-list\" id=\"proverbsList\">\n            <!-- \u7531 JavaScript \u52a8\u6001\u6e32\u67d3 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ===== JavaScript ===== -->\n<script>\n    (function() {\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u97f3\u9891\u6587\u4ef6\u57fa\u7840\u8def\u5f84\uff08\u4e0e\u661f\u671f\u5929\u7b49\u97f3\u9891\u76f8\u540c\u76ee\u5f55\uff09 ----------\n        var baseAudioUrl = \"https:\/\/wp-more.wukongedu.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\";\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u4e09\u4e2a\u8868\u793a\u201c\u661f\u671f\u201d\u7684\u672f\u8bed ----------\n        var proverbsData = [\n            {\n                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});\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u6298\u53e0\u5f00\u5173 ----------\n        toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {\n            var isOpen = panel.classList.toggle('open');\n            arrow.classList.toggle('open');\n            toggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', isOpen);\n            if (isOpen) {\n                panel.style.maxHeight = 'none';\n                var h = panel.scrollHeight;\n                panel.style.maxHeight = '0';\n                requestAnimationFrame(function() {\n                    panel.style.maxHeight = h + 'px';\n                    setTimeout(function() {\n                        panel.style.maxHeight = 'none';\n                    }, 450);\n                });\n            } else {\n                panel.style.maxHeight = '0';\n            }\n        });\n\n        \/\/ ---------- \u521d\u59cb\u5316 ----------\n        renderList();\n\n    })();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Native speakers freely mix them in conversation (for example, \u201c\u6211\u5468\u4e00\u5230\u5468\u4e94\u5de5\u4f5c\uff0c\u793c\u62dc\u516d\u548c\u793c\u62dc\u5929\u4f11\u606f\u201d \u2014 I work Monday to Friday and rest on Saturday and Sunday), but formal writing usually stays consistent with one system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-does-sunday-break-the-number-pattern-in-chinese\"><\/span>Why Does Sunday Break the Number Pattern in Chinese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday is the only day of the week in Chinese that does not use a number. \u661f\u671f\u65e5 (x\u012bngq\u012b r\u00ec) is the formal, written form that literally means \u201cweek sun,\u201d reflecting the astronomical origin of the seven-day week. \u661f\u671f\u5929 (x\u012bngq\u012b ti\u0101n) is the everyday spoken form meaning \u201cweek day.\u201d Both are fully correct; choose \u65e5 for calendars, news, and official documents and \u5929 for casual chat with friends or family. The week officially begins on Monday (\u661f\u671f\u4e00 \/ \u5468\u4e00), so Chinese calendars, school timetables, and office schedules place Monday in the leftmost column and Sunday last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-use-days-of-the-week-in-chinese-sentences\"><\/span>How to Use Days of the Week in Chinese Sentences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Time words such as days of the week in Chinese must appear either at the very beginning of the sentence or immediately after the subject and before the verb. This \u201cbiggest-to-smallest\u201d time order is fixed and differs from the flexible placement of English time expressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time + Subject + Verb + Object: \u661f\u671f\u4e00\u6211\u53bb\u5b66\u6821\u3002(X\u012bngq\u012b y\u012b w\u01d2 q\u00f9 xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o.) = On Monday I go to school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subject + Time + Verb + Object: \u6211\u661f\u671f\u4e00\u53bb\u5b66\u6821\u3002(W\u01d2 x\u012bngq\u012b y\u012b q\u00f9 xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o.) = I go to school on Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"common-phrases-with-days-of-the-week-in-chinese\"><\/span>Common Phrases with Days of the Week in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These high-frequency expressions let beginners talk about schedules immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4eca\u5929\u661f\u671f\u51e0\uff1f (J\u012bnti\u0101n x\u012bngq\u012b j\u01d0?) = What day is it today?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u661f\u671f \/ \u8fd9\u5468 (zh\u00e8ge x\u012bngq\u012b \/ zh\u00e8 zh\u014du) = this week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e0a\u4e2a\u661f\u671f \/ \u4e0a\u5468 (sh\u00e0ngge x\u012bngq\u012b \/ sh\u00e0ng zh\u014du) = last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e0b\u4e2a\u661f\u671f \/ \u4e0b\u5468 (xi\u00e0ge x\u012bngq\u012b \/ xi\u00e0 zh\u014du) = next week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5468\u672b (zh\u014dum\u00f2) = weekend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5de5\u4f5c\u65e5 (g\u014dngzu\u00f2 r\u00ec) = weekday \/ workday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Practice saying it with the recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Week-Related Phrases Audio Player -->\n<style>\n    \/* ===== \u57fa\u7840\u5bb9\u5668 ===== *\/\n    .proverbs-player-wrap {\n        max-width: 820px;\n        margin: 2rem auto;\n        font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\n        background: #fefbf7;\n        border-radius: 24px;\n        box-shadow: 0 8px 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