晚期 wǎnqī later period
later period; end stage; terminal
How to remember 晚期: 晚 evening + 期 a period of time = later period.
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How it is used
- 'Late stage, terminal phase' - 晚期癌症 (wǎnqī áizhèng) late-stage cancer.
- Marks the final period of a disease, era, or process (清朝晚期, late Qing).
- Clinical/analytical; unlike 晚年 (a person's old age), 晚期 is about the end phase of something.