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星期xīng qīweek

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星期 (xīng qī) means "week." 一个星期有七天 says a week has seven days. 这个星期我很忙 says I am very busy this week. 下个星期我不忙 says I am not busy next week. 上个星期我很忙 says I was very busy last week. Each of these examples uses that same noun for a week.

What does 星期 mean?

  1. 1.

    weeknoun

What do the characters in 星期 mean?

  • 星star
  • 期a period of time

How do you use 星期?

一个星期 means one week, and 这个星期 or 下个星期 can point to this week or next week.

Patterns

  • 一个 + 星期

    一个星期有七天。

    Yí gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.

    A week has seven days.

  • 这个 + 星期

    这个星期我很忙。

    Zhège xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.

    I am very busy this week.

  • 下个 + 星期

    下个星期我不忙。

    Xià gè xīngqī wǒ bù máng.

    I am not busy next week.

What are some examples of 星期 in a sentence?

  1. 一个星期有七天。

    Yí gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.

    A week has seven days.

  2. 这个星期我很忙。

    Zhège xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.

    I am very busy this week.

  3. 下个星期我不忙。

    Xià gè xīngqī wǒ bù máng.

    I am not busy next week.

  4. 上个星期我很忙。

    Shàng gè xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.

    I was very busy last week.

How is 星期 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    一个星期有几天?

    Yí gè xīngqī yǒu jǐ tiān?

    How many days are in a week?

  2. Speaker B:

    一个星期有七天。

    Yí gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.

    A week has seven days.

  3. Speaker A:

    你这个星期忙吗?

    Nǐ zhège xīngqī máng ma?

    Are you busy this week?

  4. Speaker B:

    这个星期我很忙。

    Zhège xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.

    I am very busy this week.

Can you use 星期 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 一个___有七天。(A week has seven days.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I am very busy this week"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 下个___我不忙。(I am not busy next week.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.