Days Of The Week(星期 — Xīngqí)In Chinese
Weeks run on simple numbers in Mandarin. Say 星期(xīngqí, “week”)plus 1–6 for Monday–Saturday, and 星期日/星期天 for Sunday. Keep it numeric, […]
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Weeks run on simple numbers in Mandarin. Say 星期(xīngqí, “week”)plus 1–6 for Monday–Saturday, and 星期日/星期天 for Sunday. Keep it numeric, […]
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