How to Say “A weekday” in Chinese
Time and dates · HSK 2
"A weekday" in Chinese is 工作日 (gōng zuò rì). 工作日 literally means 'work day' and refers to Monday through Friday. In China, the five-day workweek is standard for offices and government, but retail, restaurants, and service industries often run seven days a week.
Primary translation
工作日
gōng zuò rì
When to use it
工作日 literally means 'work day' and refers to Monday through Friday. In China, the five-day workweek is standard for offices and government, but retail, restaurants, and service industries often run seven days a week. You'll hear 工作日 a lot when talking about bank hours, delivery times, or government office appointments; things that close on weekends. The opposite is 周末 (zhōumò, weekend) or 休息日 (xiūxi rì, rest day). Note that 平日 (píngrì) is a near-synonym but slightly more literary; 工作日 is the everyday spoken choice.
Example sentences
银行只在工作日营业。
Yínháng zhǐ zài gōngzuòrì yíngyè.
The bank is only open on weekdays.
工作日我很忙，周末才有空。
Gōngzuòrì wǒ hěn máng, zhōumò cái yǒu kòng.
I'm busy on weekdays; I'm only free on weekends.
快递工作日三天到。
Kuàidì gōngzuòrì sān tiān dào.
The delivery arrives in three business days.