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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

期 [qī]
  1. 1. noun [预定时间] time limit
    到期
    expire
  2. 2. noun [一段时间] period of time
    假期
    holiday
  3. 3. measure word [指训练班] class
  4. 4. measure word [指杂志、报纸] edition
  5. 5. verb expect

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

期 [qī]
  1. 1. noun a period of time; phase; stage; issue
    暑期班分两期，每期三周
    a summer school of two three-week sessions
    第一期工程
    the first phase of the project
  2. 2. noun scheduled time
    到期
    become due; mature; expire
  3. 3. verb make an appointment
    不期而遇
    meet unexpectedly (or by chance); have a chance encounter
  4. 4. measure word (used for things scheduled by periods)
    短训班办了三期。
    The short-term training class has been run three times.
    最近一期的《中国画报》
    the current issue of China Pictorial
  5. 5. verb expect
    期待
    expect; await; look forward to

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

期 [qī]
  1. 1. 动 相约
    不期而遇。
  2. 2. 名 预定的时间
    定期
    限期
    按期
    到期
    期货。
  3. 3. 名 指一段时间
    假期
    学期
    初期
    孕期
    青春期。
  4. 4. 量 用于按一定时间阶段出现的事物
    办了两期培训班
    杂志每月出一期。
  5. 5. 动 等待；盼望
    期待
    期望。
  6. 6. 统读ｑī，不读ｊī。
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Examples

短(中，长)期放款
short-term (medium-term, long-term) loan
下班高峰期间出现了交通梗滞。
Traffic is brought to a standstill in the rush hour.
不要着急，我会及期而至的。
Don't worry. I'll be there on time.
演出期间出现空场主持人就得出来救急。
If a player does not appear during the performance, the compere should come out to relieve the emergency.
这件事情尚无了期，如有变动我会立刻通知您的。
There is no definite ending date yet for this matter. If there is any change, I will notify you immediately.
经过一年的预备期考察，他终于被批准转正了！
After being examined for a probationary period of one year, he finally became an official member of the Communist Party.
在我国，义务兵的服役期一般为两至三年。
In China, the term of the compulsory service for the conscripted servicemen is two or three years.
及期而往。
日月运行无了期。
追回过期贷款
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Character Decomposition

其
[qí]		 + 月
[yuè]

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