为期 wéiqī by (a certain date)
(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
How to remember 为期: 为 for + 期 a period of time = by (a certain date).
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How it is used
- States a duration or deadline - 为期三天的会议 (wéiqī sān tiān de huìyì) a three-day conference; 为期不远 (wéiqī bù yuǎn) not far off in time.
- Precedes a length or date to frame 'lasting for / due by'; common in event and project announcements.
- Note the reading is wéi (2nd tone), the 'to be' 为, not the 'for' wèi.