How to Say ‘Week’ in Traditional Chinese
星期
xīng qī
[xīngqí]
💬 Usage Tip: Add a number to get a weekday: 星期一 (xīng qí yī) is Monday, through 星期六 "Saturday". Sunday is the exception: 星期天 or 星期日.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan 星期 is usually read (xīng qí), not the mainland (xīng qī). You'll also often hear 禮拜 (lǐ bài), as in 禮拜一 "Monday", which is very common in casual Taiwanese speech.
Phrase Breakdown
星期
xīng qī
[xīngqí]
week; day of the week
Means 'week'; followed by a number to name weekdays, e.g. 星期一 is Monday.
今天星期三。
Today is Wednesday.
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