期 qī a period of time
a period of time; term; date
How to remember 期: 其 this or that + 月 moon = a period of time. The pregnant woman can't choose this or that name, and she counts every full moon as a period of time until the birth.
Component breakdown
期 = 其 this or that + 月 moon
- 其 this or that
- 月 moon
The pregnant woman can't choose this or that name, and she counts every full moon as a period of time until the birth.
How it is used
- A period, term, or scheduled date - 星期 (xīngqī) week, 学期 (xuéqī) semester, 假期 (jiàqī) vacation, 日期 (rìqī) date.
- In fixed time-spans: 期中 (qīzhōng) mid-term, 期末 (qīmò) end of term.
- Note the reading is officially qī, though many speakers say xīngqí for 星期.
Words with 期
- 星期xīngqīweekHSK 1
- 星期天xīngqītiānSundayHSK 1
- 星期日xīngqīrìSundayHSK 1
- 学期xuéqīsemesterHSK 3
- 假期jiàqīvacationHSK 3
- 日期rìqīdateHSK 4
- 期中qīzhōnginterimHSK 4
- 期末qīmòthe end of a term or semester (in school)HSK 4
- 中期zhōngqīmiddle (of a period of time)HSK 5
- 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf lifeHSK 5
- 初期chūqīinitial stageHSK 5
- 到期dàoqīto fall due (loan etc)HSK 5
- 定期dìngqīat set datesHSK 5
- 早期zǎoqīearly periodHSK 5
- 时期shíqīperiodHSK 5
- 期待qīdàito look forward toHSK 5
- 期间qījiānperiod of timeHSK 5
- 短期duǎnqīshort termHSK 5
- 过期guòqīto be overdueHSK 5
- 近期jìnqīnear in timeHSK 5
- 长期chángqīlong termHSK 5
- 为期wéiqīby (a certain date)HSK 6
- 分期fēnqīby stagesHSK 6
- 前期qiánqīpreceding periodHSK 6
- 后期hòuqīlate stageHSK 6
- 周期zhōuqīperiodHSK 6
- 延期yánqīto delayHSK 6
- 期望qīwàngto have expectationsHSK 6
- 期限qīxiàntime limitHSK 6
- 青春期qīngchūnqīpubertyHSK 6
- 预期yùqīto expectHSK 6
- 任期rènqīterm of officeHSK 7
- 同期tóngqīthe corresponding time periodHSK 7
- 如期rúqīas scheduledHSK 7
- 晚期wǎnqīlater periodHSK 7
- 活期huóqīcurrent (account)HSK 7
- 长期以来chángqīyǐláifor a long timeHSK 7
- 期盼qīpànto expectHSK 9
- 逾期yúqīto be overdueHSK 9
Example sentences
- 一个星期有七天。 Yí gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.There are seven days in a week.
- 新学期开始了。 Xīn xuéqī kāishǐ le.The new semester has started.
- 下雨，因此比赛延期了。 Xiàyǔ, yīncǐ bǐsài yánqī le.The game will be postponed because it's raining.