星期xīng qīweek
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.
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?
How is 星期 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
一个星期有几天?
Yí gè xīngqī yǒu jǐ tiān?
How many days are in a week?
- Speaker B:
一个星期有七天。
Yí gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.
A week has seven days.
- Speaker A:
你这个星期忙吗?
Nǐ zhège xīngqī máng ma?
Are you busy this week?
- Speaker B:
这个星期我很忙。
Zhège xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.
I am very busy this 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.