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过期

guò qī
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be overdue
  2. 2. to exceed the time limit
  3. 3. to expire (as in expiration date)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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有效
yǒu xiào

effective

在有效期内，与过期相反

Related words

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到期
dào qī

to fall due (loan etc)

指到达规定期限，不一定指超过期限
过时
guò shí

out of date

指过时、不流行，不特指期限

Synonyms

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失效
shī xiào

to fail

指证件、票据等过期后失去效力

Usage notes

Collocations

过期通常与“食品”“药品”“证件”“票据”等名词搭配，表示这些物品已超过有效期限。

Common mistakes

“过期”是动宾结构，不可拆分使用；与“到期”不同，“到期”仅指到达期限，未必指失效。

Example Sentences

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这瓶牛奶已经 过期 了。
This bottle of milk has already expired.
他们决定销毁所有 过期 文件。
They decided to destroy all the expired documents.

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Child Words of 过期

期
qī

a period of time

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)