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Chinese Taster Training · Chapter 1: First Words and Phrases

Tuesday and Wednesday

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Xīngqī’èr means “Tuesday”, xīngqīsān means “Wednesday”. In Chinese the days of the week are numbered: Tuesday is the second day of the week, Wednesday the third.

You see a calendar open at a week with seven days. In the top left corner a small picture advertises a ham whose bone sticks out as straight as the horizon: xīng. On the horizon stands a skier drinking tea: qī – also spoken with a level tone. Add the number you already know to xīngqī and you have the day of the week. That lets you say Monday to Saturday; only Sunday is an exception.