星期天 Xīng qī tiān
“Sunday”
time word2021 list level 1Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
星期天 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 245: 星期天 xīngqītiān — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 86
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 星期天
星期天 (xīngqītiān) is a time noun meaning 'Sunday' and is the everyday spoken form; 星期日 means exactly the same but sounds more formal or written. Like other 星期 words it comes before the verb or at the start of the sentence, and 这个/下个/上个 can go in front of it.
例句Example sentences
- 星期天你做什么？xīng qī tiān nǐ zuò shén me?What are you doing on Sunday?
- 我们星期天一起去公园吧。wǒ men xīng qī tiān yì qǐ qù gōng yuán ba.Let's go to the park together on Sunday.
- 上个星期天我一直在家。shàng gè xīng qī tiān wǒ yì zhí zài jiā.Last Sunday I was at home the whole day.
易混词Easily confused
星期天vs星期
星期 on its own means 'week' and is the base for 星期一 to 星期六; it never means Sunday by itself.