Lexis Rex Home

The Chinese word for Sunday is
星期天

xīng qī tiān


Chinese Definition


Sunday
     1. 名词. 星期天、星期日
Components
     1. transliteration of Indian name Singh
     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
     1. sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial
           天空 - sky -
           天 黑 了。 - It's getting dark. (lit. The sky is becoming black)
     2. (mythology or religion) heaven as the abode of the gods or the blessed departed; heavenly
           上天 - to go up to the sky; to go to heaven -
           天意 - Heaven's will -
     3. (mythology or religion) Heaven as an impersonal deity; (often translated as God)
           天主 - God -
           老天 - god -
           我 的 天 啊! - Oh my God! -
           天 助 自 助 者。 - God helps those who help themselves.
     4. top; overhead
           天橋 - footbridge -
           天窗 - sunroof -
     5. weather; climate
           天 很 冷。 - It's very cold.
           如果 天 晴,我們 就 去 散步。 - If the weather clears, we'll go for a walk.
     6. day (24 hours)
           今天 - today -
           明天 - tomorrow -
           三 天 - three days -
     7. day (as opposed to night)
           白天 - daytime -
           三 天 兩 夜 - three days and two nights -
     8. period of time in a day
           五更天 - just before dawn -
           天 不 早 了。 - It's getting late.
     9. season
           春天、夏天、秋天、冬天 - spring, summer, autumn, winter
           黃梅天 - rainy season -
     10. nature
           天災 - natural disaster -
     11. natural; innate
           天生 - innate -
           天性 - nature, personality -
           天才 - genius -



Translations for and their definitions

星期日
     1. n. Sunday


星期天
     1. n. Sunday


禮拜日
     1. n. Sunday


礼拜日
     1. Simplified form of 禮拜日


禮拜天
     1. n. (colloquial) Sunday


礼拜天
     1. Simplified form of 禮拜天


周日
     1. Simplified form of 週日


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

Pronunciation


xīng qī tiān

More Chinese words for Days and Months
All vocabulary sets
Random Quiz:
What is the word for sleep?

Start learning Chinese vocabulary

Subscribe to Word of the Day
Email:






Our Books