Chinese Word of the Day

星期三
xīng qī sān

Wednesday

Definitions

Chinese > English
星期三	xīng期sān
1. n. Wednesday
Chinese > Chinese
星期三
1. 名词. 星期三
2. 名词. 一個星期的第四天
English > Chinese
Wednesday
1. 名词. 星期三
Components
星	Xīng
1. transliteration of Indian name Singh
期	qī, qí
1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet
不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance
2. (literary) to meet; to gather
3. to hope; to wish; to expect
期待 - to look forward to
未來可期
4. date; specific day; scheduled time
限期 - deadline
5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule
我今個月啲期全部爆嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month.
6. period of time; stage
學期 - semester
青春期 - adolescence
7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit)
8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly
9. (obsolete) limit
10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance
11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary
12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member
三	sān
1. three
2. (Mainland, slang) the other woman; the other man
3. repeatedly; thrice
三思 - to think carefully
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