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期

qī

HSK 1 Character

What 期 means

1. a period of time
2. phase
3. stage
4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
5. time
6. term
7. period
8. to hope
9. Taiwan pr. qí

Other readings

期 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qīvariant of {期|qī}; period; cycle

Example sentences

• 后会有期。
  Hòuhuìyǒuqī.
  We'll meet again.
• 下星期见.
  Xiàxīngqī jiàn.
  See you next week!
• 期限近了。
  The deadline is approaching.
• 敬请期待。
  It's being arranged.
• 别期盼奇迹。
  Bié qīpàn qíjì.
  Don't expect miracles.
• 下个星期见！
  See you next week!

Words starting with 期

• 期间qī jiānperiod of time; time; time period
• 期待qī dàito look forward to; to await; expectation
• 期望qī wàngto have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation
• 期限qī xiàntime limit; deadline; allotted time
• 期刊qī kānperiodical
• 期末qī mòthe end of a term or semester (in school)
• 期盼qī pànto expect; to await
• 期满qī mǎnto expire; to run out; to come to an end
• 期中qī zhōnginterim; midterm
• 期望值qī wàng zhíexpectations; (math) expected value
• 期权qī quán(finance) option
• 期许qī xǔto hope; to expect; expectation(s)
• 期房qī fángforward delivery apartment; unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and…
• 期指qī zhǐfutures index (abbr. for 期货指数
• 期考qī kǎoend of term examination
• 期中考qī zhōng kǎomid-term exam
• 期票qī piàopromissory note; IOU
• 期货合约qī huò hé yuēfutures contract (finance)
• 期终qī zhōngend of a fixed term
• 期期艾艾qī qī ài àistammering (idiom)
• 期末考qī mò kǎofinal exam
• 期冀qī jì(literary) to hope for; to wish
• 期货qī huòabbr. for 期货合约

Words containing 期

• 星期xīng qīweek; day of the week; Sunday
• 时期shí qīperiod; phase
• 日期rì qīdate
• 学期xué qīterm; semester
• 过期guò qīto be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)
• 定期dìng qīat set dates; at regular intervals; periodic
• 预期yù qīto expect; to anticipate
• 周期zhōu qīperiod; cycle
• 为期wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
• 延期yán qīto delay; to extend; to postpone
• 长期cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
• 星期六Xīng qī liùSaturday
• 星期一Xīng qī yīMonday
• 星期五Xīng qī wǔFriday
• 星期三Xīng qī sānWednesday
• 星期四Xīng qī sìThursday
• 星期天Xīng qī tiānSunday
• 星期二Xīng qī èrTuesday
• 星期日Xīng qī rìSunday
• 假期jià qīvacation
• 近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future; very soon
• 早期zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage
• 初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period
• 短期duǎn qīshort-term

Characters built on 其

These share the phonetic component 其 (qí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 斯sī(phonetic); this
• 基jī(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 旗qíflag; variant of 旗
• 欺qīto take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 琪qí(literary) fine jade
• 淇qíname of a river
• 麒qíused in 麒麟

Characters that look like 期

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)
• 湖húlake
• 渐jiàngradual; gradually
• 溯sùto go upstream; to trace the source
• 翔xiángto soar; to glide; variant of 详
• 绷bēngto draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop

Sounds the same

Read qī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 七seven; 7
• 妻(bound form) wife
• 戚(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
• 欺to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
• 凄intense cold; frigid; dismal
• 漆paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
• 栖to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell
• 缉to stitch finely
• 沏to brew (tea)
• 嘁whispering sound
• 柒seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 蹊used in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī