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HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 期

远期合约
yuǎn qī hé yuē

forward contract (finance)

期房
qī fáng

forward delivery apartment

冷静期
lěng jìng qī

cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)

失效日期
shī xiào rì qī

expiry date (of document)

考期
kǎo qī

the exam period

星期天
xīng qī tiān

Sunday

洪汛期
hóng xùn qī

flood season

上个星期
shàng gè xīng qī

last week

暑期
shǔ qī

summer vacation time

有效期内
yǒu xiào qī nèi

within the period of validity

不期而遇
bù qī ér yù

meet by chance

耄期
mào qī

to have reached the age of eighty or ninety

活期帐户
huó qī zhàng hù

current account (in bank)

周期系
zhōu qī xì

periodic system

鼎盛期
dǐng shèng qī

flourishing age

星期几
xīng qī jǐ

which day of the week

俄狄浦斯期
é dí pǔ sī qī

oedipal phase (psychology)

以期
yǐ qī

in order to

上星期
shàng xīng qī

last week

本星期
běn xīng qī

this week

半衰期
bàn shuāi qī

half-life

半排出期
bàn pái chū qī

half-life

青春期
qīng chūn qī

puberty

定期
dìng qī

at set dates

尾期
wěi qī

final period

两星期
liǎng xīng qī

fortnight

近期
jìn qī

near in time

封河期
fēng hé qī

freezing over of river in winter

婴儿期
yīng ér qī

infancy

生理期
shēng lǐ qī

menstrual period

定期存款
dìng qī cún kuǎn

fixed deposit

不期
bù qī

unexpectedly

窗口期
chuāng kǒu qī

window (interval of time)

一年期
yī nián qī

one year period (in a contract or budget)

期冀
qī jì

(literary) to hope for

生命周期
shēng mìng zhōu qī

life cycle

工期
gōng qī

time allocated for a project

逾期
yú qī

to be overdue

中期
zhōng qī

middle (of a period of time)

伦敦国际金融期货交易所
lún dūn guó jì jīn róng qī huò jiāo yì suǒ

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)

到期收益率
dào qī shōu yì lǜ

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

出生日期
chū shēng rì qī

date of birth

安全期
ān quán qī

safe period

预期收入票据
yù qī shōu rù piào jù

revenue anticipation note (RAN, financing)

经济周期
jīng jì zhōu qī

economic cycle

任期
rèn qī

term of office

周期解
zhōu qī jiě

periodic solution (math.)

大冰期
dà bīng qī

ice age

愆期
qiān qī

(formal) to delay

头期款
tóu qī kuǎn

down payment

恢复期
huī fù qī

convalescence

死刑缓期执行
sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng

deferred death sentence

周期
zhōu qī

period

洪水期
hóng shuǐ qī

flood season

星期
xīng qī

week

细胞周期
xì bāo zhōu qī

cell cycle

星期六
xīng qī liù

Saturday

晚期
wǎn qī

later period

婚期
hūn qī

wedding day

活期贷款
huó qī dài kuǎn

demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)

按期
àn qī

on schedule

遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī

far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever

分期
fēn qī

by stages

在这期间
zài zhè qī jiān

during time

早期
zǎo qī

early period; early phase; early stage

预期推理
yù qī tuī lǐ

predictive inference

学期
xué qī

term

交货期
jiāo huò qī

delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery)

到期
dào qī

to fall due (loan etc)

冰河时期
bīng hé shí qī

ice age

死期
sǐ qī

time of death

下期
xià qī

next period (week, month or quarter etc)

更年期
gēng nián qī

menopause

暑期学校
shǔ qī xué xiào

summer school

定期储蓄
dìng qī chǔ xù

fixed deposit (banking)

长期共存
cháng qī gòng cún

long-term coexistence

期许
qī xǔ

to hope

拔节期
bá jié qī

elongation stage

限期
xiàn qī

to set a time limit

期票
qī piào

promissory note

如期
rú qī

as scheduled

适婚期
shì hūn qī

age range suitable for getting married

无期
wú qī

unspecified period

肛欲期
gāng yù qī

anal stage (psychology)

鼎盛时期
dǐng shèng shí qī

flourishing period

日期
rì qī

date

星期日
xīng qī rì

Sunday

周期性
zhōu qī xìng

periodic

期中考
qī zhōng kǎo

mid-term exam

既得期间
jì dé qī jiān

vesting period (in finance)

务期
wù qī

it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)

预期用途
yù qī yòng tú

intended use

冰川期
bīng chuān qī

ice age

短期融资
duǎn qī róng zī

short-term financing

终期
zhōng qī

terminal

期末考
qī mò kǎo

final exam

佳期
jiā qī

wedding day

前景可期
qián jǐng kě qī

to have a promising future

分期付款
fēn qī fù kuǎn

to pay in installments

孵化期
fū huà qī

incubation period

晚期癌症
wǎn qī ái zhèng

terminal cancer

期中
qī zhōng

interim

无期徒刑
wú qī tú xíng

life imprisonment

掉期
diào qī

swap (finance)

到期日
dào qī rì

due date; expiry date; maturity date

高峰期
gāo fēng qī

peak period

行期
xíng qī

departure date

套期保值
tào qī bǎo zhí

to hedge (one's bets)

滞期费
zhì qī fèi

demurrage charge (shipping) (currency)

周期函数
zhōu qī hán shù

periodic function

开发周期
kāi fā zhōu qī

development cycle

斋期
zhāi qī

fasting days

星期二
xīng qī èr

Tuesday

不期而至
bù qī ér zhì

to arrive unexpectably

末期
mò qī

end (of a period)

动情期
dòng qíng qī

estrus

期待
qī dài

to look forward to

无期别
wú qī bié

to part for an unspecified period

期望
qī wàng

to have expectations

果期
guǒ qī

the fruiting season

有效期
yǒu xiào qī

period of validity

终期癌
zhōng qī ái

terminal cancer

试用期
shì yòng qī

trial period

快速动眼期
kuài sù dòng yǎn qī

REM sleep

极盛时期
jí shèng shí qī

most flourishing period

有期徒刑
yǒu qī tú xíng

limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)

产期
chǎn qī

time of birth

阵痛期
zhèn tòng qī

trying times; painful phase

早期效应
zǎo qī xiào yìng

early effect

冰期
bīng qī

glacial epoch

缓期
huǎn qī

to defer

经期
jīng qī

menstrual period

潜伏期
qián fú qī

incubation period (of disease)

预产期
yù chǎn qī

expected date of childbirth

长期
cháng qī

long term

后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī

I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)

保质期
bǎo zhì qī

shelf life

旬期
xún qī

ten days

期望值
qī wàng zhí

expectations

前期
qián qī

preceding period

信贷违约掉期
xìn dài wéi yuē diào qī

credit default swap (finance)

初期
chū qī

initial stage

星期三
xīng qī sān

Wednesday

改期
gǎi qī

to reschedule

空窗期
kōng chuāng qī

window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies)

保修期
bǎo xiū qī

guarantee period

同时期
tóng shí qī

at the same time

无霜期
wú shuāng qī

frost-free period

档期
dàng qī

slot within a schedule

导入期
dǎo rù qī

introductory phase or period

本期
běn qī
蜜月假期
mì yuè jià qī

honeymoon

不定期
bù dìng qī

non-scheduled

公共假期
gōng gòng jià qī

public holiday

期考
qī kǎo

end of term examination

活期
huó qī

(banking) current (account)

活期资金
huó qī zī jīn

funds on call

国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn

international date line

期末
qī mò

end of term

刑期
xíng qī

prison term

开河期
kāi hé qī

thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring

远期
yuǎn qī

long-term

期终
qī zhōng

end of a fixed term

期满
qī mǎn

to expire

班期
bān qī

schedule (for flights, voyages etc)

思春期
sī chūn qī

age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex

大斋期
dà zhāi qī

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

期间
qī jiān

period of time

后会无期
hòu huì wú qī

to meet again at unspecified date

延期付款
yán qī fù kuǎn

to defer payment

育龄期
yù líng qī

childbearing age

宽限期
kuān xiàn qī

grace period

预期
yù qī

to expect

元素周期表
yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

后期
hòu qī

late stage

节期
jié qī

festival season

口欲期
kǒu yù qī

oral stage (psychology)

性器期
xìng qì qī

phallic stage (psychology)

周期表
zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table (chemistry)

周期数
zhōu qī shù

periodic number

截止期限
jié zhǐ qī xiàn

deadline

长期饭票
cháng qī fàn piào

(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life

发育期
fā yù qī

puberty

失期
shī qī

late (for an appointed time)

保鲜期
bǎo xiān qī

shelf life

克期
kè qī

to set a date

短期
duǎn qī

short term

会期
huì qī

the duration of a conference

时期
shí qī

period

缓期付款
huǎn qī fù kuǎn

to defer payment

星期四
xīng qī sì

Thursday

先期录音
xiān qī lù yīn

prerecording

过期
guò qī

to be overdue

花期
huā qī

the flowering season

指数期权
zhǐ shù qī quán

index options

长期以来
cháng qī yǐ lái

for a long time

先期
xiān qī

in advance

不应期
bù yìng qī

refractory period (physiology)

不期然而然
bù qī rán ér rán

happen unexpectedly

假期
jià qī

vacation

在诉讼期间
zài sù sòng qī jiān

pendente lite

满期
mǎn qī

to fall due

最后期限
zuì hòu qī xiàn

deadline

期货合约
qī huò hé yuē

futures contract (finance)

长期性
cháng qī xìng

long-term

期限
qī xiàn

time limit

哺乳期
bǔ rǔ qī

breastfeeding period

青年期
qīng nián qī

adolescence

渔汛期
yú xùn qī

fishing season

长期稳定性
cháng qī wěn dìng xìng

long-term stability

期权
qī quán

(finance) option

星期五
xīng qī wǔ

Friday

期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài

stammering (idiom)

冰河期
bīng hé qī

ice age

活期存款
huó qī cún kuǎn

demand deposit

苗期
miáo qī

(agriculture) seedling stage

星期一
xīng qī yī

Monday

期刊
qī kān

periodical

期盼
qī pàn

to expect; to await

黄体期
huáng tǐ qī

luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)

汛期
xùn qī

flood season

闭锁期
bì suǒ qī

lock-up period (on stock options)

日治时期
rì zhì shí qī

the period of Japanese rule

脱期
tuō qī

to fail to come out on time

枯水期
kū shuǐ qī

period of low water level (winter in north China)

双周期性
shuāng zhōu qī xìng

(math.) double periodicity

产褥期
chǎn rù qī

postnatal period

下个星期
xià gè xīng qī

next week

耶稣基督后期圣徒教会
yē sū jī dū hòu qī shèng tú jiào huì

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

发情期
fā qíng qī

the breeding season (zool.)

围产期
wéi chǎn qī

perinatal period

为期
wéi qī

(to be done) by (a certain date)

无限期
wú xiàn qī

indefinitely; of unlimited duration

过渡时期
guò dù shí qī

transition

任职期间
rèn zhí qī jiān

term of office

延期
yán qī

to delay

性蕾期
xìng lěi qī

phallic stage (psychology)

历史时期
lì shǐ shí qī

historical period

上期
shàng qī

previous period (week, month or quarter etc)

孕期
yùn qī

pregnancy; gestation

总统任期
zǒng tǒng rèn qī

presidential term of office

展期
zhǎn qī

to extend the period

印支期
yìn zhī qī

Indo-Chinese epoch (geology)

下星期
xià xīng qī

next week

衰退期
shuāi tuì qī

recession (in economics)

同期
tóng qī

the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)

签发日期
qiān fā rì qī

date of issue (of document)