星期二

xīngqīèr

noun #5,769

Meanings

1 Tuesday

Characters

星期 means 'week,' and 二 (two) marks it as the second day — Tuesday.

Examples

我们星期二有中文课。

Wǒmen xīngqīèr yǒu Zhōngwén kè.

We have Chinese class on Tuesday.

下个星期二你有空吗？

Xià gè xīngqīèr nǐ yǒu kòng ma?

Are you free next Tuesday?

Tips

grammar

Days of the week in Chinese follow a simple pattern: 星期 + number (一 through 六 for Mon-Sat), except Sunday which is 星期天 or 星期日.

Stroke Order

星 xīng

期 qī

二 èr