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week / CL: 個|个 / day of the week / Sunday
HSK 1
Sunday / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
Sunday / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
date / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
term / semester / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
vacation
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *期* | 期* | *期
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]
HSK 3
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
HSK 3
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  *期* | 期* | *期
variant of / period / cycle
HSK 3
near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
HSK 3
short term / short-term
HSK 3
time limit / deadline / allotted time
HSK 4
period of time / time / time period / period / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
end of term
HSK 4
to look forward to / to await / expectation
HSK 4
to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer
HSK 4
interim / midterm
HSK 4
early period; early phase; early stage
HSK 5
to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
HSK 5
period / cycle
HSK 5
to expect / to anticipate
HSK 5
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
initial stage / beginning period
HSK 5
period / phase / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
to fall due (loan etc) / to expire (visa etc) / to mature (investment bond etc)
HSK 6
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) / concurrent / synchronous
HSK 6
the current period / this term (usually in finance)
HSK 6
summer vacation time
HSK 7-9
later period / end stage / terminal
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
preceding period / early stage
HSK 7-9
late stage / later period
HSK 7-9
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth
HSK 7-9
(banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc)
HSK 7-9
to expect; to await
HSK 7-9
term of office / CL: 屆|届 / tenure (entire period in office)
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
peak period / rush hour
HSK 7-9
puberty / adolescence
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
trial period / probationary period
HSK 7-9
for a long time
HSK 7-9
project duration; construction period
abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约, futures contract (finance)
by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments
(finance) option
periodical
to set a time limit / time limit / deadline
end (of a period) / last part / final phase
as scheduled / on time / punctual
prison term
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
to extend the period / to reschedule (a debt)
forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame
slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
to expire / to run out / to come to an end
wedding day
on schedule / on time
wedding day / day of tryst
pregnancy; gestation
time of birth / period of labor / lying-in
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
to hope / to expect / expectation(s)
the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting
far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD)
menstrual period
flood season
the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period
the flowering season
end of a fixed term
to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone
(agriculture) seedling stage
half-life
the exam period / the exam date
meet by chance / have a chance encounter
glacial epoch; ice age
schedule (for flights, voyages etc)
end of term examination
long-term coexistence
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
departure date
to fall due / to come to the end of a term / to expire
to fail to come out on time / to miss a deadline
it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)
promissory note / IOU
stammering (idiom)
fasting days / a fast
(formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time
Friday
festival season
terminal / final
to pay in installments / payment in installments
fixed deposit / time deposit / certificate of deposit (banking)

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