星期天

星期天 xīngqītīan in a sentence

Sunday

Full dictionary entry 5 sentences

星期天 (xīngqītīan) means Sunday. Below are 5 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

星期天 我不工作。

Xīngqītiān wǒ bù gōngzuò.

I don't work on Sunday.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 星期

星期天 我在家休息。

Xīngqītiān wǒ zài jiā xiūxi.

On Sunday I rest at home.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 休息

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From the graded readers

上个 星期天 ,我们本来要去公园玩。

shànggexīngqī tiān, wǒmen běnlái yào qù gōngyuán wán / wàn.

Last Sunday we were supposed to go and play in the park.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day

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

Questions about 星期天

How is 星期天 used in a sentence?

This page shows 5 sentences using 星期天 (xīngqītīan, "Sunday"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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