期 (qī): period, expect
期 (qī) is a Chinese character meaning “period, expect.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 其 (phonetic) and 月 (semantic). It ranks #253 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 期 moon. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- period, expect
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 期
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 星期noun | xīng qī | week | 1 |
| 期待verb | qī dài | to look forward to | 5 |
| 期望verb | qī wàng | to have expectations | 6 |
| 期间noun | qī jiān | period of time | 5 |
| 时期noun | shí qī | period | 5 |
| 假期noun | jià qī | vacation | 3 |
| 日期noun | rì qī | date | 4 |
| 星期天noun | xīng qī tiān | Sunday | 1 |
| 长期noun/adjective | cháng qī | long term | 5 |
| 学期noun | xué qī | term | 3 |
| 早期noun | zǎo qī | early period | 5 |
| 预期verb | yù qī | to expect | 6 |
| 期限noun | qī xiàn | time limit | 6 |
| 青春期noun | qīng chūn qī | puberty | 6 |
| 过期verb | guò qī | to be overdue | 5 |
| 延期verb | yán qī | to delay | 6 |
| 短期noun/adjective | duǎn qī | short term | 5 |
| 到期verb | dào qī | to fall due (loan etc) | 5 |
| 期末noun | qī mò | the end of a term or semester (in school) | 4 |
| 定期verb/adjective | dìng qī | at set dates | 5 |
| 近期noun | jìn qī | near in time | 5 |
| 周期noun | zhōu qī | period | 6 |
| 星期日noun | xīng qī rì | Sunday | 1 |
| 初期noun | chū qī | initial stage | 5 |
| 后期noun | hòu qī | late stage | 6 |
| 中期noun | zhōng qī | middle (of a period of time) | 5 |
| 期中noun | qī zhōng | interim | 4 |
| 前期noun | qián qī | preceding period | 6 |
| 为期 | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date) | 6 |
| 保质期noun | bǎo zhì qī | shelf life | 5 |
| 分期verb | fēn qī | by stages | 6 |
期 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 80 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 期 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Example Sentences
项目预计在下个月底完成，目前进度正常。
Xiàngmù yùjì zài xià gè yuè dǐ wánchéng, mùqián jìndù zhèngcháng.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of next month; current progress is normal.
上观时评|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼·新世说
shàng guàn shí píng mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn xīn shì shuō
Shangguan Commentary|" Immediately, "the people's livelihood expectations in the blessing of the new world said
...的新年“特供”丨订单翻倍!小碗梨成春节假期“新宠..
. . . de xīn nián tè gōng 丨 dìng shàn fān bèi ! xiǎo wǎn lí chéng chūn jié jiǎ qī xīn chǒng . .
... The new year's "special" 丨 order doubled!
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
Spring Festival vacation pat you, go out and put a "peace of mind" more solid
春节假期首日北京市属公园接待游客20.95万人次...
chūn jié jiǎ qī shǒu rì běi jīng shì shǔ gōng yuán jiē dāi yóu kè . mò rén cì . . .
On the first day of the Spring Festival holiday, Beijing's municipal parks welcomed 209,500 visitors...
新春走基层|最长假期开启:从“赶路”到“享受路”,..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zuì cháng jiǎ qī kāi qǐ cóng gǎn lù dào xiǎng shòu lù , . .
Spring Festival Grassroots Report | Longest Holiday Begins: From "Rushing to Destination" to "Savoring the Journey"...
你星期六要上学吗？
Nǐ Xīngqīliù yào shàngxué ma?
Do you have school on Saturdays?
你星期天都做什么？
Nǐ Xīngqītiān dōu zuò shénme?
What do you do on Sundays?
你这个星期一直在做什么？
Nǐ zhège Xīngqīyī zhí zài zuò shénme?
What have you been doing this week?
今年中秋节是星期一吗？
Jīnnián Zhōngqiūjié shì Xīngqīyī ma?
Is the mid-autumn festival on Monday this year?
Character Family
月 Radical Family — Characters sharing the moon radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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