星
期
一

About

The word 星期一 is formed by combining three elements: 星 (star, referring to celestial bodies), 期 (period or cycle), and 一 (one). It literally means "star cycle one", where "star cycle" (星期) is the term for a week, a concept historically linked to the seven classical planets/luminaries, and "one" (一) denotes the first day of that seven-day cycle, thus creating the meaning "Monday".

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今天是星期一。

Jīntiān shì xīngqīyī.

Today is Monday.

星期一我们要上学。

Xīngqīyī wǒmen yào shàngxué.

We have to go to school on Monday.

我最不喜欢星期一了。

Wǒ zuì bù xǐhuān xīngqīyī le.

I dislike Monday the most.

星期一的会议通常很重要。

Xīngqīyī de huìyì tōngcháng hěn zhòngyào.

Monday meetings are usually very important.

尽管星期一的交通很拥堵，但我还是准时到了公司。

Jǐnguǎn xīngqīyī de jiāotōng hěn yōngdǔ, dàn wǒ háishì zhǔnshí dàole gōngsī.

Even though Monday traffic is very congested, I still arrived at the company on time.

Word Definition - 星期一

xīng qī yī Monday

Individual Character Details

星 xīng
期 qī, qī
一 yī