礼拜五 (lǐbàiwǔ): Friday

Meanings

Lǐbàiwǔ xiàwǔ wǒmen fàngxué zǎo.

We get out of school early on Friday afternoon.

Wǒmen lǐbàiwǔ jiàn!

See you on Friday!

usage

Colloquial alternative to 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ). More common in southern China and Taiwan. The 礼拜 system for weekdays comes from Christian worship days.

礼 lǐ

拜 bài

五 wǔ