days of the week in Chinese

How to write 周一到周日

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周一到周日 is written entirely with characters at HSK 2 level or below. An elementary band: common words for simple everyday exchanges.

周一到周日 in a sentence

• 我wǒ周zhōu一yī到dào周zhōu五wǔ上shàng班bān。

  I work Monday to Friday.

• 商shāng店diàn周zhōu一yī到dào周zhōu日rì都dōu开kāi门mén。

  The shop is open Monday to Sunday.

• 周zhōu一yī到dào周zhōu日rì每měi天tiān都dōu有yǒu课kè。

  There are classes every day from Monday to Sunday.

周一到周日 vs 星期 vs 周末

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 星期 xīng qī week

  Same seven days, different label: 周一 and 星期一 both mean Monday — 周 is the compact standard, 星期 the textbook one.

• 周末 zhōu mò weekend

  周 + 末 'end' = weekend. The workdays run 周一到周五, then comes 周末.