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星期二

Xīng qī èr · xing qi er

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Meaning

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  1. Tuesday
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  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)去(qù)那家(nàjiā)新开(xīnkāi)的(de)书店(shūdiàn)吧(ba)。

    Let's go to that newly opened bookstore today.

  2. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)星期二(xīngqīèr)，听说(tīngshuō)他们(tāmen)星期二(xīngqīèr)不(bù)开门(kāimén)。

    Today is Tuesday. I heard they don't open on Tuesdays.

  3. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看到(kàndào)他们(tāmen)开门(kāimén)了(le)。

    No way, I saw them open yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)是(shì)星期一(xīngqīyī)。

    Yesterday was Monday.

  5. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，门(mén)开着(kāizhe)呢(ne)！

    Look, the door is open!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)老板(lǎobǎn)在(zài)搬(bān)书(shū)，门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)星期二(xīngqīèr)休息(xiūxi)。

    That's the boss moving books. The sign says closed on Tuesdays.

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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

今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)二(èr)，明(míng)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)几(jǐ)？

Today is Tuesday. Which day is it tomorrow?

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

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