星期 (xīngqī) means Week. Below are 24 of the 26 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个 星期 我们经常加班。
Zhège xīngqī wǒmen chángcháng jiā bān.
We have often worked overtime this week.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 加班
今天是 星期 日，我不上班。
Jīntiān shì xīngqīrì, wǒ bú shàngbān.
Today is Sunday, I'm not working.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 上班
这个博物馆 星期 一不开门。
Zhège bówùguǎn xīngqīyī bù kāimén.
This museum is not open on Mondays.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 博物馆
这个 星期 接连下了五天雨。
Zhège xīngqī jiēlián xià le wǔ tiān yǔ.
It rained five days running this week.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 接连
这次罢工持续了整整一个 星期 。
Zhè cì bà gōng chíxù le zhěngzhěng yí ge xīngqī.
This strike lasted a full week.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 罢工
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From the graded readers
星期 六早上，我想去运动。
xīngqīliù zǎoshang, wǒ xiǎng qù yùndòng.
On Saturday morning I wanted to exercise.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
上个 星期 ，我的手机丢了。
shànggexīngqī, wǒ de(possessive) shǒujī diū le / liǎo / liào.
Last week I lost my phone.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
朋友说我坚持不了一个 星期 。
péngyou shuō wǒ jiānchí bùliǎo yīgè xīngqī.
A friend said I wouldn't keep it up for a week.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
星期 六上午，我和妈妈去商店。
xīngqīliù shàngwǔ, wǒ hé māma qù shāngdiàn.
On Saturday morning my mum and I went to the shops.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
上个 星期 五是我们的结婚纪念日。
shànggexīngqī wǔ shì wǒmende jiéhūn jìniànrì.
Last Friday was our wedding anniversary.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
上个 星期 天，我们本来要去公园玩。
shànggexīngqī tiān, wǒmen běnlái yāo qù gōngyuán wán / wàn.
Last Sunday we were supposed to go and play in the park.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
上个 星期 ，我在网上买了一件大衣。
shànggexīngqī, wǒ zài wǎngshàng mǎile yíjiàn dà yī / yì.
Last week I bought a coat online.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
星期 天我们一起去买东西，一起吃饭。
xīngqītīan wǒmen yìqǐ qù mǎi dōngxī, yìqǐ chīfàn.
On Sundays we go shopping and eat together.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
星期 六下午，妈妈让我去超市买东西。
xīngqīliù xiàwǔ, māma ràng wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi dōngxī.
On Saturday afternoon mum asked me to go to the supermarket.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
为了这次面试，我准备了整整一个 星期 。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我忍了两个 星期 ，最后决定上去说一说。
wǒ rěn le / liǎo / liào liǎng gè xīngqī, zuìhòu juédìng shàngqù shuō yī shuō.
I put up with it for two weeks and finally decided to go up and say something.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
星期 日我们都在家，一起吃饭，一起看电视。
xīngqīrì wǒmen dōu zàijiā, yìqǐ chīfàn, yìqǐ kàn / kān diànshì.
On Sundays we're all at home; we eat together and watch TV together.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
星期 天我去看了朋友，晚上还看了一个电影。
xīngqītīan wǒ qù kànle péngyou, wǎnshang hái / huán kànle yīgè diànyǐng.
On Sunday I visited a friend and watched a film in the evening.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
From the travel phrasebook
From the grammar library
星期 appears in 26 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 星期
How is 星期 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 星期 (xīngqī, "Week"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 星期 an HSK word?
Yes — 星期 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 星期?
The dictionary page for 星期 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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