安息日

ānxīrì

noun

Meanings

1 Sabbath

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

犹太人的安息日从星期五日落开始。

Yóutàirén de ānxīrì cóng xīngqīwǔ rìluò kāishǐ.

The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday.

HSK 5

安息日这天，很多犹太家庭不开车，也不用电器。

Ānxīrì zhè tiān, hěnduō Yóutài jiātíng bù kāichē, yě bú yòng diànqì.

On the Sabbath many Jewish families do not drive or use electrical appliances.

Tips

culture

For Jews it runs from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. The 基督复临安息日会 (Seventh-day Adventist Church), 安息日会 for short, also keeps Saturday, while most Christians rest on Sunday, the 主日 'Lord's Day'.

Stroke Order

安 ān

息 xī

日 rì