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期限

qī xiàn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

期限 (qī xiàn) means "time limit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 期限 means

1. time limit
2. deadline
3. allotted time

The characters in 期限

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 限xiànto limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit

Example sentences

• 期限近了。
  The deadline is approaching.
• 她错过了最后期限。
  She missed the deadline.
• 汤姆不知道今天是期限。
  Tāngmǔ bù zhīdào jīntiān shì qīxiàn.
  Tom didn't know that the deadline was today.
• 这本护照的有用期限为五年。
  Zhè běn hùzhào de yǒuyòng qīxiàn wèi wǔ nián.
  This passport is valid for five years.
• 这个签证的有效期限是多久?
  How long is this visa good for?
• 提交申请的最后期限是星期五。
  Tíjiāo shēnqǐng de zuìhòuqīxiàn shì Xīngqīwǔ.
  The due date for submitting the application is this Friday.

Words containing 期限

• 最后期限zuì hòu qī xiàndeadline; final time limit (for project)
• 截止期限jié zhǐ qī xiàndeadline

Where 期限 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bào–qī (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 qī xiàn correctly.
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