{"id":7800,"date":"2023-05-22T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:11:53","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_88 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 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odcFadeIn{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">Days of the Week \u2014<\/span><span class=\"accent\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Three words for &#8220;week,&#8221; one simple pattern \u2014 and much easier to remember than Monday through Sunday. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Week-of-Days-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Week of Days in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">In Mandarin Chinese, the days of the week can be expressed in three different ways: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span>. All three systems follow the same simple pattern and are easy to remember!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F_xingqi%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F_xingqi\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\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 mean &#8220;week&#8221; in modern Chinese. It is commonly used in spoken language in both China and Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2%E7%A6%AE%E6%8B%9C_libai%E7%A4%BC%E6%8B%9C_libai\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The term <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span> 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 services these visitors held regularly. It later came to mean the seven-day cycle itself, as locals noticed that Westerners worshipped every seven days.<\/p>\n  <p>This was significant because China had previously followed a 10-day cycle known as \u65ec x\u00fan before adopting the Western-style week. Today, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span> is more common in spoken language in Taiwan than in China.<\/p>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3%E9%80%B1_zhou%E5%91%A8_zhou\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span> is another common way to say &#8220;week&#8221; in Chinese. The character means &#8220;cycle&#8221; or &#8220;circulation,&#8221; and is used to mark a period of seven days. The Traditional form \u9031 zh\u014du was borrowed from the Japanese kanji \u9031 (sh\u016b, &#8220;cycle&#8221;) at the beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n  <p>Unlike <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span> carries no religious connotations. As a result, it is the preferred term in official and formal contexts, including calendars, schedules, and official documents.<\/p>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Days_of_the_Week\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Days of the Week<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>In Mandarin Chinese, the days of the week are formed with the word for &#8220;week&#8221; followed by a number \u2014 Sunday is the one exception.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span> + \u4e00 y\u012b \u2026 \u516d li\u00f9<\/div>\n  <div class=\"day-list\">\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week2_monday.png\" alt=\"\u4e00\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week3_tuesday.png\" alt=\"\u4e8c\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0i&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\ud83d\udc9a <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e8c<\/span><rt>zh\u014du&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e8c<\/span><rt>zh\u014du&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week4_wednesday.png\" alt=\"\u4e09\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week5_thursday.png\" alt=\"\u56db\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week6_friday.png\" alt=\"\u4e94\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week7_saturday.png\" alt=\"\u516d\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\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><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"day-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"day-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/week1_sunday.png\" alt=\"Sunday\"><div class=\"day-words\"><div class=\"hanzi\">\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012br\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u65e5<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ir\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"hanzi\">\u2764\ufe0f <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Sunday Is the Exception<\/div>\n    <p>Instead of &#8220;week seven,&#8221; Sunday is called &#8220;week day.&#8221; Both \u65e5 r\u00ec and \u5929 ti\u0101n mean &#8220;day&#8221; \u2014 \u5929 ti\u0101n sounds more casual than \u65e5 r\u00ec. With <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span>, the standard form is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031\u65e5 zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468\u65e5 zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Examples\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Examples<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Are you going hiking on Sunday?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">This coffee shop is closed on Mondays.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">What are you doing on Saturday?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I didn&#8217;t go to Chinese class <strong>last<\/strong> Monday.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">He doesn&#8217;t have time <strong>next<\/strong> Sunday.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Buy one coffee, get one free <strong>every<\/strong> Wednesday.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>Put \u4e0a sh\u00e0ng (&#8220;last&#8221;), \u4e0b xi\u00e0 (&#8220;next&#8221;), or \u6bcf m\u011bi (&#8220;every&#8221;) in front of the day to talk about last week, next week, or every week.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"mrow wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e03<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edq\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e03<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bq\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mrow right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u65e5<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012br\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">There is no &#8220;week seven&#8221; in Chinese. Sunday always uses \u5929 ti\u0101n or \u65e5 r\u00ec instead of a number.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7Which_Word_Should_I_Use\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">7<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Which Word Should I Use?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n    <table class=\"compare-table\">\n      <thead><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Style<\/th><th>Where You&#8217;ll Hear It<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span><\/td><td>Spoken and written<\/td><td>Widely used everywhere<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/span><\/td><td>Spoken, casual<\/td><td>Very common in Taiwan<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9031 zh\u014du<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5468 zh\u014du<\/span><\/td><td>Written, formal<\/td><td>Calendars, schedules, official documents<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8Practice_Quiz\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">8<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice Quiz<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Which day of the week is it? Pick the right answer.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"quiz-section\">\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><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      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 1 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Saturday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Friday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Monday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><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      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 2 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Tuesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Thursday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Saturday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u65e5<\/span><rt>zh\u014dur\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 3 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Saturday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Tuesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Thursday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Sunday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e8c<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 4 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Monday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Tuesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Saturday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u5929<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 5 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Monday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Sunday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Saturday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><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      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 6 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Monday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Sunday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Tuesday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><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      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 7 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Tuesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Friday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Thursday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><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      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Question 8 of 8<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Friday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\">Saturday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Sunday<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\">Wednesday<\/button><\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Finish<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-score-board\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Dates in Chinese<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Time in Chinese<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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