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

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xīngqī, xīngqí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧ, ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щинчи (xinči, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing¹ kei⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen¹ kei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sên-khì

(Meixian, Guangdong): sen¹ ki²
Northern Min (KCR): sáing-gǐ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): seng-kî

(Teochew, Peng'im): cên¹ ki⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shin-ji₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singci
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-chʻi¹
  - Yale: syīng-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchi
  - Palladius: синци (sinci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singcí
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-chʻi²
  - Yale: syīng-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchyi
  - Palladius: синци (sinci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щинчи (xinči, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sing¹ kei⁴
  - Yale: sīng kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    升旗
    星期
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhen¹ kei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬen³³ kʰei²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-khì
  - Hakka Romanization System: sen^ˊ ki^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ ki²
  - Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴ kʰi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sen¹ ki²
  - Sinological IPA: /sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sáing-gǐ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saiŋ⁵⁴ ki²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-kî
  - Tâi-lô: sing-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengkii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cên¹ ki⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ khî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shin-ji₆
  - MiniDict: shin^平 ji^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xin-jji₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin⁵⁵ d͡ʑi²¹/

Noun

星期

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?
day of the week (when used with a number, 日 or 天)
星期一 ― xīngqīyī ― Monday
(Mainland China, specifically) Sunday
(specifically) wedding day

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 星期 (“week”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		星期, 週
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	星期, 禮拜
	Harbin	禮拜
	Malaysia	禮拜
	Singapore	禮拜, 星期
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	星期, 禮拜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	星期
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	星期
	Xi'an	星期, 禮拜
	Xining	星期
	Xuzhou	星期, 禮拜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	期, 星期
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	星期, 禮拜
	Lanzhou	星期
	Ürümqi	禮拜, 星期
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	星期, 禮拜
	Wuhan	星期, 禮拜
	Guiyang	禮拜, 星期
	Liuzhou	禮拜, 星期
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	禮拜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	禮拜
	Hong Kong	禮拜, 星期
	Taishan	星期, 禮拜
	Dongguan	禮拜
	Yangjiang	禮拜, 星期
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	禮拜
	Singapore (Guangfu)	禮拜
Gan	Nanchang	禮拜
	Lichuan	禮拜
	Pingxiang	禮拜
Hakka	Meixian	星期
	Yudu	禮拜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	禮拜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	禮拜
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	禮拜
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	禮拜
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	禮拜
	Kuching (Hepo)	禮拜
Huizhou	Jixi	禮拜, 星期
Jin	Taiyuan	禮拜
Jin	Xinzhou	星期, 禮拜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	星期
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	禮拜
Southern Min	Xiamen	禮拜
	Quanzhou	禮拜
	Zhangzhou	禮拜
	Kaohsiung	禮拜
	Tainan	禮拜
	Penang (Hokkien)	禮拜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	禮拜
	Manila (Hokkien)	禮拜
	Singapore (Teochew)	禮拜
	Haikou	禮拜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	禮拜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	禮拜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	禮拜, 星期
Wu	Shanghai	禮拜
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	禮拜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	禮拜
	Suzhou	禮拜, 星期
	Danyang	禮拜
	Hangzhou	禮拜, 星期
	Ningbo	禮拜
	Wenzhou	禮拜
	Jinhua	星期
Xiang	Loudi	禮拜

Dialectal synonyms of 星期日 (“Sunday”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		星期日, 星期天, 週日, 週天 regional
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	星期天兒, 禮拜天兒
	Taiwan	星期天, 禮拜天, 星期日, 禮拜日
	Harbin	星期天, 禮拜日, 禮拜天, 禮拜
	Malaysia	拜日
	Singapore	禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天, 星期日
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	禮拜天, 禮拜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	星期, 星期天, 禮拜, 禮拜天
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	星期, 禮拜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	禮拜天
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	星期日, 星期
	Wanrong	星期
	Zhengzhou	禮拜天, 星期天
	Xi'an	星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜
	Xining	星期日, 星期天, 星期
	Xuzhou	星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	星期日, 禮拜天, 葉克閃白
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	星期天, 星期日, 禮拜天, 禮拜日, 星期
	Lanzhou	星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜
	Ürümqi	禮拜天, 星期天
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	星期天, 禮拜天
	Wuhan	星期日, 星期天, 禮拜日, 禮拜天, 星期, 禮拜
	Guiyang	禮拜天, 星期天
	Kunming	禮拜天, 星期
	Liuzhou	星期天, 禮拜天, 禮拜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	禮拜天, 星期天
Cantonese	Guangzhou	禮拜, 禮拜日, 星期日
	Hong Kong	禮拜, 禮拜日, 星期日
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	禮拜日
	Macau	禮拜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	禮拜日
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	禮拜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	禮拜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	禮拜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	禮拜日
	Foshan (Shunde)	禮拜日
	Foshan (Sanshui)	禮拜日
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	星期日
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	禮拜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	禮拜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	禮拜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	禮拜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	禮拜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	禮拜日
	Taishan	禮拜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	禮拜日
	Enping (Niujiang)	禮拜日
	Heshan (Yayao)	星期日
	Dongguan	禮拜, 禮拜日
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	禮拜
	Yangjiang	禮拜日, 星期日
	Nanning	禮拜日
	Singapore (Guangfu)	禮拜
Gan	Nanchang	禮拜日, 禮拜日子, 禮拜
	Lichuan	禮拜日
	Pingxiang	禮拜日子, 禮拜日, 禮拜
Hakka	Meixian	星期日
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	禮拜日
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	禮拜
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	星期日
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	禮拜日
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	禮拜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	星期日
	Nanjing (Meilin)	星期日
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	星期日
	Yudu	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Taoyuan	禮拜日
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	禮拜日, 禮拜, 日曜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	禮拜, 禮拜日
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	禮拜日, 日曜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	禮拜, 禮拜日, 日曜
	Kuching (Hepo)	拜日
Huizhou	Jixi	禮拜日, 星期日
	Shexian	禮拜日
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	禮拜日, 星期日
Jin	Taiyuan	禮拜天, 星期天, 禮拜
	Pingyao	禮拜日, 星期日
	Xinzhou	星期下, 禮拜下
	Hohhot	禮拜下
Northern Min	Jian'ou	禮拜工, 星期日, 禮拜日
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Fuqing	禮拜日, 禮拜, 拜日
	Matsu	禮拜日
Southern Min	Xiamen	禮拜日, 禮拜, 星期日
	Quanzhou	禮拜日, 禮拜, 拜日
	Yongchun	禮拜, 拜日, 禮拜日
	Zhangzhou	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Zhao'an	星期日, 禮拜日
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	禮拜日
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	禮拜
	Kaohsiung	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	禮拜日
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Yilan (Luodong)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Yilan (Toucheng)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Tainan (Anping)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Kinmen	禮拜日
	Penghu (Xiyu)	禮拜日
	Penang (Hokkien)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	禮拜日, 禮拜
	Manila (Hokkien)	拜日
	Shantou	星期日, 拜日
	Puning	星期日
	Singapore (Teochew)	禮拜
	Haikou	禮拜日, 禮拜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	禮拜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	禮拜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	禮拜日, 星期日
Wu	Shanghai	禮拜天, 禮拜日, 星期天
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	禮拜日
	Shanghai (Chongming)	禮拜日
	Suzhou	禮拜日, 禮拜, 星期日
	Danyang	禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天
	Hangzhou	禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天
	Ningbo	禮拜, 禮拜日
	Wenzhou	禮拜日, 星期日
	Jinhua	禮拜日, 星期日
Xiang	Changsha	星期天
	Xiangtan	星期天, 禮拜日, 星期日
	Loudi	禮拜日, 禮拜

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)
星期報／星期报
星期天
星期幾／星期几 (xīngqījǐ)
星期日 (xīngqīrì)

Proper noun

星期

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