到期 dàoqī to fall due (loan etc)
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
How to remember 到期: 到 arrive + 期 a period of time = to fall due (loan etc).
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How it is used
- To fall due / expire / mature - 合同到期 (hétong dàoqī) the contract expires; 签证到期 (qiānzhèng dàoqī) the visa runs out.
- For deadlines: loans, visas, memberships, bonds reaching their term.
- 到 reach + 期 the appointed date - the moment a term ends.
Example sentences
- 他们的合同在这个月底到期。 Tāmen de hétóng zài zhège yuèdǐ dàoqī.Their contract is to run out at the end of this month.
- 你必须在到期前完成这项工作。 Nǐ bìxū zài dàoqī qián wánchéng zhèxiàng gōngzuò.You must get the job done before the deadline.