星
期
五

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The word 星期五 is formed by combining 星, meaning "star", and 期, meaning "period", to create 星期, meaning "week", then adding 五, meaning "five", to designate the fifth day of the week, resulting in the term for Friday.

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今天是星期五。

Jīntiān shì xīngqīwǔ.

Today is Friday.

星期五我们放学早。

Xīngqīwǔ wǒmen fàngxué zǎo.

We finish school early on Fridays.

我计划在星期五晚上看电影。

Wǒ jìhuà zài xīngqīwǔ wǎnshàng kàn diànyǐng.

I plan to watch a movie on Friday night.

如果星期五下雨，活动就取消。

Rúguǒ xīngqīwǔ xià yǔ, huódòng jiù qǔxiāo.

If it rains on Friday, the event will be cancelled.

公司决定将星期五定为便装日。

Gōngsī juédìng jiāng xīngqīwǔ dìng wéi biànzhuāng rì.

The company decided to designate Friday as casual dress day.

Word Definition - 星期五

xīng qī wǔ Friday

Individual Character Details

星 xīng
期 qī, qī
五 wǔ