{"id":7800,"date":"2023-05-22T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2023-05-19T21:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:35:07","slug":"week-of-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/22\/week-of-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of Days in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/22\/week-of-days\/#%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F_xingqixingqi\" >\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed\/x\u012bngq\u012b<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/22\/week-of-days\/#%E7%A6%AE%E6%8B%9C%E7%A4%BC%E6%8B%9C_libai\" >\u79ae\u62dc\/\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/22\/week-of-days\/#%E9%80%B1%E5%91%A8_zhou\" >\u9031\/\u5468 zh\u014du<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/22\/week-of-days\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Mandarin Chinese, week of days can be expressed in three different ways, which is \u661f\u671f x\u012bng<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">q\u012b<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc<\/span> l\u01d0b\u00e0i, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468<\/span> zh\u014du. All three systems follow a simple pattern and are easy to remember! (In comparison to English\ud83d\ude0e)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F_xingqixingqi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed\/x\u012bngq\u012b<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u661f\u671f x\u012bng<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">q\u012b<\/span> literally means &#8220;star period&#8221; and originally referred to the seven-day planetary cycle in ancient times. It was later adopted to represent &#8220;week&#8221; in modern Chinese. It is commonly used in both China and Taiwan in spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E7%A6%AE%E6%8B%9C%E7%A4%BC%E6%8B%9C_libai\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u79ae\u62dc\/\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The term <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc<\/span> l\u01d0b\u00e0i has historical origins dating back to the 19th century when Western missionaries and traders arrived in China. Originally meaning &#8220;worship,&#8221; it referred to the Christian or Islamic rituals performed regularly by these individuals. It later extended to represent the seven-day cycle as local Chinese noticed that Westerners worshipped every seven days. This was significant because China previously followed a 10-day cycle known as \u65ec x\u00fan before adopting the Western-style week. It is more commonly used in spoken language in Taiwan compared to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%80%B1%E5%91%A8_zhou\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u9031\/\u5468 zh\u014du<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The term <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468<\/span> zh\u014du is another commonly used way to express &#8220;week&#8221; in Chinese. It is derived from the Chinese character meaning &#8220;cycle&#8221; or &#8220;circulation&#8221; and is used to denote a period of seven days. (Another variation, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468<\/span> zh\u014du, was derived from the Japanese Kanji &#8220;\u9031 (\u3057\u3085\u3046)&#8221;, meaning &#8220;cycle,&#8221; at the beginning of the 20th century.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc<\/span> l\u01d0b\u00e0i, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468<\/span> zh\u014du does not carry the historical religious connotations and is not associated with Western imperialism. As a result, it is the preferred term in many official and formal contexts, including calendars, schedules, and official documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1aSpoken, widely use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1aSpoken, less formal, very common in Taiwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1aWritten, formal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mandarin Chinese, days of the week are formed by the word &#8220;week&#8221; followed by a number: (Sunday is an exception)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week2_monday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7801\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc9c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012by\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week3_tuesday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7802\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e8c<\/span><rt>zh\u014du\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e8c<\/span><rt>zh\u014du\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week4_wednesday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7803\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83e\udde1 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00eds\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bs\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde1 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e09<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0is\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e09<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0is\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde1 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week5_thursday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc99 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u56db<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00eds\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u56db<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bs\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc99 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u56db<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0is\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u56db<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0is\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc99 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u56db<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u56db<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week6_friday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7805\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc9b <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9b <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9b <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e94<\/span><rt>zh\u014duw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e94<\/span><rt>zh\u014duw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week7_saturday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7806\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83e\ude75 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\ude75 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\ude75 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u516d<\/span><rt>zh\u014duli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u516d<\/span><rt>zh\u014duli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week1_sunday.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7807\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012br\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u014duti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u014duti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday is the exception when it comes to the naming of days in Chinese. Instead of using &#8220;week seven,&#8221; it is referred to as &#8220;week day&#8221;. Both \u65e5 r\u00ec and \u5929 ti\u0101n mean &#8220;day&#8221; in Chinese. \u5929 ti\u0101n sounds more casual in comparison to \u65e5 r\u00ec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Are you going hiking on Sunday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This coffee shop is closed on Mondays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What are you doing on Saturday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u4e0a<\/strong><\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u4e0a<\/strong><\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012by\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I didn&#8217;t attend Chinese class <strong>last<\/strong> Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u4e0b<\/strong><\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u4e0b<\/strong><\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He doesn&#8217;t have time <strong>next<\/strong> Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u6bcf<\/strong><\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\"><strong>\u6bcf<\/strong><\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Buy one coffee, get one free <strong>every<\/strong> Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_7817.fca_qc_quiz p:not( .fca_qc_back_response ):not( #fca_qc_question_right_or_wrong ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_correct_answer ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_response ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_hint ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_item p ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_7817.fca_qc_quiz a:not( .fca_qc_share_link ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_7817.fca_qc_quiz div:not( .correct-answer ):not( .wrong-answer ){\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #151515;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_7817.fca_qc_quiz 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Chinese<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz_description'><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<img class='fca_qc_quiz_description_img' src=''>\r\n\t\t\t<button type='button' class='fca_qc_button fca_qc_start_button'>Start Quiz<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class='flip-container fca_qc_quiz_div' style='display: none;'>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fca-qc-flipper'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fca-qc-front' id='fca_qc_answer_container'><p id='fca_qc_question'>Question<\/p><img class='fca_qc_quiz_question_img' src=''><div class='fca_qc_answer_div' data-question='1'><img class='fca_qc_quiz_answer_img' src=''><span class='fca_qc_answer_span'><\/span><\/div><div class='fca_qc_answer_div' data-question='2'><img class='fca_qc_quiz_answer_img' src=''><span class='fca_qc_answer_span'><\/span><\/div><div class='fca_qc_answer_div' data-question='3'><img class='fca_qc_quiz_answer_img' src=''><span class='fca_qc_answer_span'><\/span><\/div><div class='fca_qc_answer_div' data-question='4'><img class='fca_qc_quiz_answer_img' src=''><span class='fca_qc_answer_span'><\/span><\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fca-qc-back' id='fca_qc_back_container'><p style='color: #000' id='fca_qc_question_right_or_wrong'><\/p><img class='fca_qc_quiz_question_img' src=''><span style='color: #000' id='fca_qc_question_back'><\/span><p style='color: #000' id='fca_qc_back_response_p' class='fca_qc_back_response'>Your answer: <span id='fca_qc_your_answer'><\/span><\/p><p style='color: #000' id='fca_qc_correct_answer_p' class='fca_qc_back_response'>Correct answer: <span id='fca_qc_correct_answer'><\/span><\/p><p style='color: #000' id='fca_qc_hint_p' class='fca_qc_back_response'><\/p><button type='button' class='fca_qc_next_question'>Next<\/button><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_wait_container' style='display:none;'><p>Please wait..<\/p><span class='fca_qc_spin'>\u21ba<\/span><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_score_container' style='display:none;'><div class='fca_qc_score_text'>You got {{SCORE_CORRECT}} out of {{SCORE_TOTAL}} <\/div><div class='fca_qc_score_time'><\/div><div class='fca_qc_score_title'><\/div><img class='fca_qc_score_img' src=''><div class='fca_qc_score_desc'><\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz_footer' style='display: none;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class='fca_qc_question_count'><\/span>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_your_answer_container' style='display:none;'><p class='fca_qc_your_answers_text'>Your Answers<\/p><div class='fca_qc_insert_response_above'><\/div><\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/\">Dates in Chinese<\/a> (HSK 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/\">Time in Chinese<\/a> (HSK 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, 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