Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 18
星期几What day is it
Days of the week, 下午, time adverbs.
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今天星期几— What day is it?
- 白月高朋, 今天星期几?Gao Peng, what day is it?
- 高朋今天星期天.It's Sunday.
- 白月我下午想去看朋友. 你能去吗?Want to see a friend in the afternoon. Can you come?
- 高朋能! 几点?Yes! What time?
- 白月下午三点. 我们一起去.3pm. Let's go together.
- 高朋好! 我马上来.OK! I'll come right away.
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半天的时间— Half a day
- 白月高朋, 你今天忙吗?Are you busy today?
- 高朋上午忙. 下午有半天的时间.Morning's busy. Afternoon I have half a day.
- 白月我们一下儿见面, 好吗?Let's meet for a bit, OK?
- 高朋行. 你先去, 我马上来.OK. Go first, I'll be there right away.
- 白月太好了. 一会儿见!Great. See you soon!
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- 星期
nounweek
- 星期天
nounSunday
- 星期日
nounSunday (formal)
- 日
nounday
- 下午
nounafternoon
- 半天
nounhalf a day
- 半年
nounhalf a year
- 一下儿
expressiona moment / once
- 马上
adverbright away
- 先
adverbfirst
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- 星
star (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal)- 期
period (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal)- 下
down; below
下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon一下儿 yíxiàr — a moment / once下边 xiàbiān — underneath- 忙
busy
帮忙 bāng máng — help (someone) — separable verb- 先
first
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xīngstar (in 星期)Writing
qīperiod (in 星期)Writing
xiānfirstWriting
mǎhorse; (in 马上)Writing
xiàdown; belowRecognition
wǔnoon (revisit ch1)Recognition
bànhalf (revisit Bk1)Recognition
tiānday; skyRecognition
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Days of the week / time adverbs
Explanation
Days: 星期天 = 星期日 = Sunday. 星期一 (Mon) ... 星期六 (Sat). Question: 今天星期几? Time adverbs: 马上 = right away; 一下儿 = a moment; 先 = first / before.
Examples
- 今天星期几?What day of the week is it?
- 今天星期天.It's Sunday.
- 我马上来.I'll come right away.
- 你先去吃饭.You go eat first.
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