How to Say ‘Saturday evening’ in Simplified Chinese
周六晚上
zhōu liù wǎn shàng
[joe lyoh wahn-shung]
💬 Usage Tip: Days of the week are just 周 plus a number: 周一 "Monday" through 周六 "Saturday", but Sunday is 周日 (zhōu rì). The time of day follows the day, so the big unit always comes first: 周五晚上 "Friday evening".
Phrase Breakdown
周六
zhōu liù
[joe lyoh]
Saturday
A common way to say Saturday in Chinese.
这周六我想订桌。
I’d like to reserve a table for this Saturday.
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn-shung]
evening
Refers to the evening time, often used when scheduling after-work meetings.
这周找个晚上见面吧。
Let’s meet one evening this week.
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