The Chinese word for Saturday is
星期六
xīng qī liùChinese Definition
Saturday | |
1. 名词. 星期六 | |
Components | |
星 | |
1. transliteration of Indian name Singh | |
期 | |
1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet | |
不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance | |
2. (literary) to meet; to gather | |
3. to hope; to wish; to expect | |
期待 - to look forward to | |
未來 可 期 | |
4. date; specific day; scheduled time | |
限期 - deadline | |
5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule | |
我 今個 月 啲 期 全部 爆 嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month. | |
6. period of time; stage | |
學期 - semester | |
青春期 - adolescence | |
7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit) | |
8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly | |
9. (obsolete) limit | |
10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance | |
11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary | |
12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member | |
六 | |
1. six | |
六 城 - Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan) | |
2. (printing) small text; The size of type between little 6, standardized as 7½ point. | |
3. (dialectal) proficient | |
4. (neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable | |
5. . (pronounced Lù) | |
6. name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., tr=Lù'ān Lu'an, Anhui, China) | |
7. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note sol (5). | |
8. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note sol (5). |
Translations for 六 and their definitions
星期六 | |
1. n. Saturday |
禮拜六 | |
1. n. Saturday |
礼拜六 | |
1. Simplified form of 禮拜六 |
周六 | |
1. Simplified form of 週六 |
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