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定期

dìng qī

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

定期 (dìng qī) means "at set dates". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 定期 means

1. at set dates
2. at regular intervals
3. periodic
4. limited to a fixed period of time
5. fixed term

The characters in 定期

• 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)…
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage

Example sentences

• 她以前定期来看我。
  Tā yǐqián dìngqī láikàn wǒ.
  She used to visit me regularly.
• 最好定期去看牙医。
  Zuì hǎo dìngqī qù kàn yáyī.
  It's best to go to the dentist at regular intervals.
• 活火山会定期爆发。
  Huóhuǒshān huì dìngqī bàofā.
  The active volcano erupts at regular intervals.

Words starting with 定期

• 定期存款dìng qī cún kuǎnfixed deposit; time deposit; certificate of deposit (banking)
• 定期储蓄dìng qī chǔ xùfixed deposit (banking)

Words containing 定期

• 不定期bù dìng qīnon-scheduled; irregularly

Where 定期 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dīng–dōng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dìng qī correctly.
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