星期(xīng qī)

HSK 12 characters

week

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 星期 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 他病了一星期

    tā bìng le yī xīng qī

    He has been sick for a week.

  • 我这个星期放假了。

    wǒ zhè ge xīng qī fàng jià le

    I am on holiday this week.

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