星期

Chinese

		star; satellite; small amount	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (星期)		星	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xīngqī, xīngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): щинчи (I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): sing¹ kei⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen¹ kei³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sên-khì
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): seng-kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cên¹ ki⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): xin qi (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīngqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchi
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchyi
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: щинчи (I-I)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕĩ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiː²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing¹ kei⁴
    • Yale: sīng kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ kéi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhen¹ kei³
    • IPA ^(key): /ɬen³³ kʰei²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-khì
    • Hakka Romanization System: sen´ kiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ ki²
    • IPA: /sen²⁴ kʰi¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-kî
    • Tâi-lô: sing-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengkii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cên¹ ki⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ khî
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: xin qi (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕɪɲ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

Noun

星期

1. week (Classifier: 個／个)

   上個星期 / 上个星期  ―  shàng ge xīngqī  ―  last week

   我的店鋪下個星期開張，歡迎各位親朋好友前來。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的店铺下个星期开张，欢迎各位亲朋好友前来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de diànpù xià ge xīngqī kāizhāng, huānyíng gèwèi qīnpénghǎoyǒu qiánlái. [Pinyin]

   My shop will open for business next week, and all my friends and relatives are welcome to come.

   她上個星期還搬家來著，怎麼會在旅遊呢？ [MSC, trad.]
   她上个星期还搬家来着，怎么会在旅游呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shàng ge xīngqī hái bānjiā láizhe, zěnme huì zài lǚyóu ne? [Pinyin]

   She moved house only last week, how can she be travelling now?

2. day of the week

   星期一  ―  xīngqīyī  ―  Monday

3. (specifically) Sunday
4. (specifically) wedding day

Synonyms

• (week): 禮拜／礼拜 (lǐbài)
• (week): 週／周 (zhōu)

Derived terms

• 星期一 (xīngqīyī)
• 星期三 (xīngqīsān)
• 星期二 (xīngqī'èr)
• 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ)
• 星期六 (xīngqīliù)

• 星期四 (xīngqīsì)
• 星期天 (xīngqītiān)
• 星期幾／星期几 (xīngqījǐ)
• 星期日 (xīngqīrì)

See also

• (days of the week) 每週各天／每周各天; 星期一,‎ 星期二,‎ 星期三,‎ 星期四,‎ 星期五,‎ 星期六,‎ 星期日/‎星期天 ^{(Category: zh:Days of the week) [edit]}

Proper noun

星期

1. (literary) Alternative name for 七夕 (Qīxī, “Qixi Festival”).