黑色星期五
Hēisè Xīngqīwǔ, Hēisè Xīngqíwǔ
In Chinese, Black Friday is 黑色星期五 (Hēisè Xīngqīwǔ, Hēisè Xīngqíwǔ). Wiktionary also lists 黑五 (Hēiwǔ).
Meaning: sales period involving heavy price reductions (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 黑色星期五 | Hēisè Xīngqīwǔ, Hēisè Xīngqíwǔ |
| 黑五 | Hēiwǔ |
The term refers to the sales period involving heavy price reductions. To refer specifically to the sales events themselves, you can add 促销 (cùxiāo), meaning 'promotion' or 'sale', to the end of the phrase to form 黑五促销.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 黑色星期五 is a literal translation where 黑色 (hēisè) means 'black' and 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ) means 'Friday', derived from 星期 (xīngqī) meaning 'week'.
Which one should you use?
The shortened version 黑五 is a common way to refer to the day in casual conversation or online shopping contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
Hēisè Xīngqīwǔ, Hēisè Xīngqíwǔ
Did you know?
- While 黑色星期五 is used for the Western holiday, China has its own massive shopping event called 双十一 (Double Eleven) on November 11, which is often described as the 'Chinese Black Friday' but is significantly larger in scale.
- The word for week, 星期, literally translates to 'star period', reflecting an ancient method of tracking time based on celestial bodies.
- Some Chinese speakers may find the phrase 黑色星期五 slightly unusual because the color 'black' in Chinese culture is often associated with mourning or bad luck.
Examples in context
- 黑色星期五促銷活動吸引了許多購物者。Black Friday sales attract shoppers.This sentence is useful for describing how Black Friday sales attract shoppers using 黑色星期五.Tatoeba #13552264 by LeviHighway, translation #12079040 by Amastan
- 明天是黑色星期五，你打算买什么？Tomorrow is Black Friday, what do you plan to buy?
- 我听说黑五的折扣很大，我已经准备好去抢购了。I heard the discounts on Black Friday are huge, I'm already prepared to go shopping.
- 黑色星期五有很多折扣。Hēi sè xīng qī wǔ yǒu hěn duō zhé kòu.There are many discounts on Black Friday.
- 我打算在黑色星期五買新電腦。Wǒ dǎ suàn zài hēi sè xīng qī wǔ mǎi xīn diàn nǎo.I plan to buy a new computer on Black Friday.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing holiday shopping plans.
- 佳怡 Jiayi伟，你打算在黑色星期五买什么？Wěi, nǐ dǎsuàn zài hēisè xīngqīwǔ mǎi shénme?Wei, what do you plan to buy on Black Friday?
- 伟 Wei我想买一件冬装外套。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī jiàn dōngzhuāng wàitào.I want to buy a winter coat.
- 佳怡 Jiayi那我们一起去逛街吧。Nà wǒmen yīqǐ qù guàngjiē ba.Then let's go shopping together.
- 伟 Wei好主意，到时候见！Hǎo zhǔyì, dàoshíhòu jiàn!Good idea, see you then!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “black Friday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
