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星期三

Xīng qī sān · xing qi san

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  1. Wednesday
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Which day is it?

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期六(xīngqīliù)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)夜市(yèshì)吧(ba)！

    Today is Saturday! Let's go to the night market!

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期三(xīngqīsān)，不(bù)是(shì)星期六(xīngqīliù)。

    Today is Wednesday, not Saturday.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Really? Then why am I so happy?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)把(bǎ)星期三(xīngqīsān)当成(dàngchéng)周末(zhōumò)了(le)？

    Did you take Wednesday for the weekend?

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，星期三(xīngqīsān)夜市(yèshì)人(rén)少(shǎo)，正好(zhènghǎo)。

    Fine. On Wednesday the market has fewer people. Just right.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)二(èr)还(hái)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)三(sān)。

I don't know if today is Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by n1ls · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)影(yǐng)院(yuàn)每(měi)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī)和(hé)星(xīng)期(qī)三(sān)都(dōu)有(yǒu)折(zhé)扣(kòu)。

The movie theater has discounts every Monday and Wednesday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Sethlang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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