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Monday to Saturday are xīngqī plus 1 to 6. What is Sunday?

Xīngqītiān (星期天) or xīngqīrì (星期日).

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  1. xīngqīliù (星期六)
  2. xīngqītiān (星期天) ✔
  3. zhōumò (周末)

Why: Sunday is not 'week seven'. It is xīngqītiān, or more formally xīngqīrì. Xīngqīliù is Saturday and zhōumò means the weekend.

Huh, didn't know that: Tiān and rì can both mean day, which is why xīngqītiān and xīngqīrì are both words for Sunday.

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Answer: xīngqītiān (星期天). Sunday is not 'week seven'. It is xīngqītiān, or more formally xīngqīrì. Xīngqīliù is Saturday and zhōumò means the weekend.

  1. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 星期天 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F%E5%A4%A9
    Sunday
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 星期日 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%98%9F%E6%9C%9F%E6%97%A5
    Sunday
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 周末 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E5%91%A8%E6%9C%AB
    weekend
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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