| 期 | [ qī ] a period of time, phase, stage, classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study, time, term, period, to hope, Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 期中 | [ qī zhōng ] interim, midterm |
| 期中考 | [ qī zhōng kaǒ ] mid-term exam |
| 期冀 | [ qī jì ] (literary) to hope for, to wish |
| 期刊 | [ qī kān ] periodical |
| 期待 | [ qī daì ] to look forward to, to await, expectation |
| 期房 | [ qī fáng ] forward delivery apartment, unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame |
| 期望 | [ qī wàng ] to have expectations, to earnestly hope, expectation, hope |
| 期望值 | [ qī wàng zhí ] expectations, (math) expected value |
| 期期艾艾 | [ qī qī aì aì ] stammering (idiom) |
| 期末 | [ qī mò ] end of term |
| 期末考 | [ qī mò kaǒ ] final exam |
| 期權 | [ qī quán ] option |
| 期滿 | [ qī mǎn ] to expire, to run out, to come to an end |
| 期盼 | [ qī pàn ] hope and expectation, to anticipate, to look forward to, to await expectantly |
| 期票 | [ qī ] promissory note, IOU |
| 期終 | [ qī zhōng ] end of a fixed term |
| 期考 | [ qī kaǒ ] end of term examination |
| 期許 | [ qī xǔ ] to hope, to expect, expectation(s) |
| 期貨 | [ qī huò ] abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance) |
| 期貨合約 | [ qī huò hé yuē ] futures contract (finance) |
| 期間 | [ qī jiān ] period of time, time, time period, period, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 期限 | [ qī xiàn ] time limit, deadline, allotted time |
| ⇒ 一年期 | [ yī nián qī ] one year period (in a contract or budget) |
| ⇒ 上個星期 | [ shàng gè xīng qī ] last week |
| ⇒ 上星期 | [ shàng xīng qī ] last week, previous week |
| ⇒ 上期 | [ shàng qī ] previous period (week, month or quarter etc) |
| ⇒ 下個星期 | [ xià gè xīng qī ] next week |
| ⇒ 下星期 | [ xià xīng qī ] next week |
| ⇒ 下期 | [ xià qī ] next period (week, month or quarter etc) |
| ⇒ 不定期 | [ bù dìng qī ] non-scheduled, irregularly |
| ⇒ 不應期 | [ bù yìng qī ] refractory period (physiology) |
| ⇒ 不期 | [ bù qī ] unexpectedly, to one's surprise |
| ⇒ 不期然而然 | [ bù qī rán ér rán ] happen unexpectedly, turn out contrary to one's expectations |
| ⇒ 不期而至 | [ bù qī ér zhì ] to arrive unexpectably, unexpected |
| ⇒ 不期而遇 | [ bù qī ér yù ] meet by chance, have a chance encounter |
| ⇒ 中期 | [ zhōng qī ] middle (of a period of time), medium-term (plan, forecast etc) |
| ⇒ 交貨期 | [ huò qī ] delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery), date of delivery |
| ⇒ 以期 | [ yǐ qī ] in order to, hoping to, attempting to, waiting for |
| ⇒ 任期 | [ rèn qī ] term of office, CL:屆|届[jie4], tenure (entire period in office) |
| ⇒ 任職期間 | [ rèn zhí qī jiān ] term of office, while holding a post |
| ⇒ 佳期 | [ jiā qī ] wedding day, day of tryst |
| ⇒ 俄期 | [ é qī ] abbr. for 俄狄浦斯期[e2 di2 pu3 si1 qi1], oedipal phase |
| ⇒ 俄狄浦斯期 | [ é dí pǔ sī qī ] oedipal phase (psychology) |
| ⇒ 保修期 | [ baǒ xiū qī ] guarantee period, warranty period |
| ⇒ 保質期 | [ baǒ zhì qī ] date of use (on foodstuffs), best before date |
| ⇒ 保鮮期 | [ baǒ xiān qī ] shelf life, freshness date |
| ⇒ 信貸違約掉期 | [ xìn daì weí yuē qī ] credit default swap (finance) |
| ⇒ 倫敦國際金融期貨交易所 | [ lún dūn guó jì jīn róng qī huò yì suǒ ] London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) |
| ⇒ 假期 | [ jià qī ] vacation |
| ⇒ 元素週期表 | [ yuán sù zhoū qī ] periodic table of the elements (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 先期 | [ xiān qī ] in advance, beforehand, premature, front-end |
| ⇒ 先期錄音 | [ xiān qī lù yīn ] prerecording, to prerecord |
| ⇒ 克期 | [ kè qī ] to set a date, to set a time frame, within a certain time limit |
| ⇒ 兩星期 | [ liǎng xīng qī ] fortnight |
| ⇒ 公共假期 | [ gōng gòng jià qī ] public holiday |
| ⇒ 冰川期 | [ bīng chuān qī ] ice age |
| ⇒ 冰期 | [ bīng qī ] glacial epoch, ice age |
| ⇒ 冰河時期 | [ bīng hé shí qī ] ice age |
| ⇒ 冰河期 | [ bīng hé qī ] ice age |
| ⇒ 冷靜期 | [ lěng jìng qī ] cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries) |
| ⇒ 出生日期 | [ chū shēng rì qī ] date of birth |
| ⇒ 分期 | [ fēn qī ] by stages, staggered, step by step, in installments |
| ⇒ 分期付款 | [ fēn qī fù kuǎn ] to pay in installments, payment in installments |
| ⇒ 刑期 | [ xíng qī ] prison term |
| ⇒ 初期 | [ chū qī ] initial stage, beginning period |
| ⇒ 到期 | [ daò qī ] to fall due (loan etc), to expire (visa etc), to mature (investment bond etc) |
| ⇒ 到期收益率 | [ daò qī shoū yì lǜ ] (finance) yield to maturity (YTM) |
| ⇒ 到期日 | [ daò qī rì ] closing date (of contract), maturity (of an investment bond) |
| ⇒ 刻期 | [ kè qī ] variant of 克期[ke4 qi1] |
| ⇒ 前景可期 | [ qián jǐng kě qī ] to have a promising future, to have bright prospects |
| ⇒ 前期 | [ qián qī ] preceding period, early stage |
| ⇒ 動情期 | [ dòng qíng qī ] estrus, the rutting season, on heat |
| ⇒ 務期 | [ wù qī ] it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc) |
| ⇒ 半排出期 | [ bàn paí chū qī ] half-life |
| ⇒ 半衰期 | [ bàn qī ] half-life |
| ⇒ 印支期 | [ yìn zhī qī ] Indo-Chinese epoch (geology), Indosinian orogeny |
| ⇒ 即期品 | [ jí qī pǐn ] product approaching its expiry date (Tw) |
| ⇒ 口欲期 | [ koǔ yù qī ] oral stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 同時期 | [ tóng shí qī ] at the same time, contemporary |
| ⇒ 同期 | [ tóng qī ] the corresponding time period (in a different year etc), concurrent, synchronous |
| ⇒ 周期函數 | [ zhoū qī hán shù ] periodic function |
| ⇒ 哺乳期 | [ bǔ rǔ qī ] breastfeeding period, lactation period, suckling period |
| ⇒ 國際日期變更線 | [ guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn ] international date line |
| ⇒ 圍產期 | [ weí chǎn qī ] perinatal period |
| ⇒ 在訴訟期間 | [ zaì sù sòng qī jiān ] pendente lite, during litigation |
| ⇒ 在這期間 | [ zaì zhè qī jiān ] during time, in this time |
| ⇒ 大冰期 | [ dà bīng qī ] ice age |
| ⇒ 大齋期 | [ dà zhaī qī ] Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter) |
| ⇒ 失效日期 | [ shī rì qī ] expiry date (of document) |
| ⇒ 失期 | [ shī qī ] late (for an appointed time) |
| ⇒ 套期保值 | [ taò qī baǒ zhí ] to hedge (one's bets), to defend against risk |
| ⇒ 如期 | [ rú qī ] as scheduled, on time, punctual |
| ⇒ 婚期 | [ hūn qī ] wedding day |
| ⇒ 嬰兒期 | [ yīng ér qī ] infancy |
| ⇒ 孕期 | [ yùn qī ] gestation, duration of pregnancy |
| ⇒ 孵化期 | [ fū huà qī ] incubation period, time for sth to develop |
| ⇒ 學期 | [ xué qī ] term, semester, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 安全期 | [ ān quán qī ] safe period, safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception) |
| ⇒ 定期 | [ dìng qī ] at set dates, at regular intervals, periodic, limited to a fixed period of time, fixed term |
| ⇒ 定期儲蓄 | [ dìng qī chǔ xù ] fixed deposit (banking) |
| ⇒ 定期存款 | [ dìng qī cún kuǎn ] fixed deposit, time deposit, certificate of deposit (banking) |
| ⇒ 寬限期 | [ kuān xiàn qī ] grace period, period of grace |
| ⇒ 封河期 | [ fēng hé qī ] freezing over of river in winter |
| ⇒ 導入期 | [ daǒ rù qī ] introductory phase or period |
| ⇒ 尾期 | [ weǐ qī ] final period, the end (of a term), the close |
| ⇒ 展期 | [ zhǎn qī ] to extend the period, to reschedule (a debt) |
| ⇒ 工期 | [ gōng qī ] time allocated for a project, completion date |
| ⇒ 延期 | [ yán qī ] to delay, to extend, to postpone, to defer |
| ⇒ 延期付款 | [ yán qī fù kuǎn ] to defer payment, to pay back over long term |
| ⇒ 後會有期 | [ hoù huì yoǔ qī ] I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom), Hope to see you again. |
| ⇒ 後會無期 | [ hoù huì wú qī ] to meet again at unspecified date, meeting postponed indefinitely |
| ⇒ 後期 | [ hoù qī ] late stage, later period |
| ⇒ 快速動眼期 | [ sù dòng yǎn qī ] REM sleep |
| ⇒ 思春期 | [ sī chūn qī ] age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex, puberty |
| ⇒ 性器期 | [ xìng qì qī ] phallic stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 性蕾期 | [ xìng leǐ qī ] phallic stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 恢復期 | [ huī fù qī ] convalescence |
| ⇒ 患晚期 | [ huàn wǎn qī ] terminal stage (of illness) |
| ⇒ 愆期 | [ qiān qī ] (formal) to delay, to miss a deadline, to fail to do sth at the appointed time |
| ⇒ 截止期限 | [ jié zhǐ qī xiàn ] deadline |
| ⇒ 拔節期 | [ bá jié qī ] elongation stage, jointing stage (agriculture) |
| ⇒ 指數期權 | [ zhǐ shù qī quán ] index options |
| ⇒ 按期 | [ àn qī ] on schedule, on time |
| ⇒ 掉期 | [ qī ] swap (finance) |
| ⇒ 改期 | [ gaǐ qī ] to reschedule, to rearrange (e.g. a meeting), to postpone |
| ⇒ 旄期 | [ maò qī ] variant of 耄期[mao4 qi1] |
| ⇒ 既得期間 | [ jì dé qī jiān ] vesting period (in finance) |
| ⇒ 日期 | [ rì qī ] date, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 日治時期 | [ rì zhì shí qī ] the period of Japanese rule |
| ⇒ 早期 | [ zaǒ qī ] early period, early phase, early stage |
| ⇒ 早期效應 | [ zaǒ qī yìng ] early effect |
| ⇒ 旬期 | [ xún qī ] ten days |
| ⇒ 星期 | [ xīng qī ] week, CL:個|个[ge4], day of the week, Sunday |
| ⇒ 星期一 | [ xīng qī yī ] Monday |
| ⇒ 星期三 | [ xīng qī sān ] Wednesday |
| ⇒ 星期二 | [ xīng qī èr ] Tuesday |
| ⇒ 星期五 | [ xīng qī wǔ ] Friday |
| ⇒ 星期六 | [ xīng qī liù ] Saturday |
| ⇒ 星期四 | [ xīng qī sì ] Thursday |
| ⇒ 星期天 | [ xīng qī tiān ] Sunday, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 星期幾 | [ xīng qī jǐ ] which day of the week |
| ⇒ 星期日 | [ xīng qī rì ] Sunday, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 時期 | [ shí qī ] period, phase, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 晚期 | [ wǎn qī ] later period, end stage, terminal |
| ⇒ 晚期癌症 | [ wǎn qī aí zhèng ] terminal cancer |
| ⇒ 暑期 | [ shǔ qī ] summer vacation time |
| ⇒ 暑期學校 | [ shǔ qī xué ] summer school |
| ⇒ 更年期 | [ gēng nián qī ] menopause, andropause |
| ⇒ 最後期限 | [ zuì hoù qī xiàn ] deadline, final time limit (for project) |
| ⇒ 會期 | [ huì qī ] the duration of a conference, the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held, session, the date of a meeting |
| ⇒ 有效期 | [ yoǔ qī ] period of validity, sell-by date |
| ⇒ 有效期內 | [ yoǔ qī neì ] within the period of validity, before the sell-by date |
| ⇒ 有期徒刑 | [ yoǔ qī tú xíng ] limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
| ⇒ 期期艾艾 | [ qī qī aì aì ] stammering (idiom) |
| ⇒ 末期 | [ mò qī ] end (of a period), last part, final phase |
| ⇒ 本星期 | [ běn xīng qī ] this week |
| ⇒ 本期 | [ běn qī ] the current period, this term (usually in finance) |
| ⇒ 果期 | [ guǒ qī ] the fruiting season |
| ⇒ 枯水期 | [ kū shuǐ qī ] period of low water level (winter in north China) |
| ⇒ 極盛時期 | [ jí shèng shí qī ] most flourishing period, Golden Age |
| ⇒ 檔期 | [ dàng qī ] slot within a schedule, timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc), range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) |
| ⇒ 歷史時期 | [ lì shǐ shí qī ] historical period |
| ⇒ 死刑緩期執行 | [ sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng ] deferred death sentence, abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3] |
| ⇒ 死期 | [ sǐ qī ] time of death, limited to a fixed period of time, fixed term |
| ⇒ 汛期 | [ xùn qī ] flood season |
| ⇒ 洪水期 | [ hóng shuǐ qī ] flood season |
| ⇒ 洪汛期 | [ hóng xùn qī ] flood season |
| ⇒ 活期 | [ huó qī ] (banking) current (account), checking (account), demand (deposit etc) |
| ⇒ 活期存款 | [ huó qī cún kuǎn ] demand deposit |
| ⇒ 活期帳戶 | [ huó qī zhàng hù ] current account (in bank) |
| ⇒ 活期貸款 | [ huó qī daì kuǎn ] demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time) |
| ⇒ 活期資金 | [ huó qī zī jīn ] funds on call, invested sum that can be cashed |
| ⇒ 滯期費 | [ zhì qī feì ] demurrage charge (shipping) (currency) |
| ⇒ 滿期 | [ mǎn qī ] to fall due, to come to the end of a term, to expire |
| ⇒ 漁汛期 | [ yú xùn qī ] fishing season |
| ⇒ 潛伏期 | [ qián fú qī ] incubation period (of disease) |
| ⇒ 為期 | [ weí qī ] (to be done) by (a certain date), lasting (a certain time) |
| ⇒ 無期 | [ wú qī ] unspecified period, in the indefinite future, no fixed time, indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) |
| ⇒ 無期別 | [ wú qī bié ] to part for an unspecified period, to take leave from indefinitely |
| ⇒ 無期徒刑 | [ wú qī tú xíng ] life imprisonment |
| ⇒ 無限期 | [ wú xiàn qī ] unlimited (time) duration |
| ⇒ 無霜期 | [ wú shuāng qī ] frost-free period |
| ⇒ 班期 | [ bān qī ] schedule (for flight, voyage etc) |
| ⇒ 生命週期 | [ shēng mìng zhoū qī ] life cycle |
| ⇒ 生理期 | [ shēng lǐ qī ] menstrual period |
| ⇒ 產期 | [ chǎn qī ] time of birth, period of labor, lying-in |
| ⇒ 產褥期 | [ chǎn rù qī ] postnatal period, puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) |
| ⇒ 發情期 | [ fā qíng qī ] the breeding season (zool.), oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals) |
| ⇒ 發育期 | [ fā yù qī ] puberty, period of development |
| ⇒ 短期 | [ duǎn qī ] short term, short-term |
| ⇒ 短期融資 | [ duǎn qī róng zī ] short-term financing |
| ⇒ 空窗期 | [ kōng chuāng qī ] window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies), period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc), lull, hiatus |
| ⇒ 節期 | [ jié qī ] festival season |
| ⇒ 簽發日期 | [ qiān fā rì qī ] date of issue (of document) |
| ⇒ 細胞周期 | [ xì baō zhoū qī ] cell cycle |
| ⇒ 終期 | [ zhōng qī ] terminal, final |
| ⇒ 終期癌 | [ zhōng qī aí ] terminal cancer |
| ⇒ 經期 | [ jīng qī ] menstrual period |
| ⇒ 經濟週期 | [ jīng jì zhoū qī ] economic cycle |
| ⇒ 緩期 | [ huǎn qī ] to defer, to put off (until later), to postpone |
| ⇒ 緩期付款 | [ huǎn qī fù kuǎn ] to defer payment |
| ⇒ 總統任期 | [ zǒng tǒng rèn qī ] presidential term of office, presidency |
| ⇒ 老年期 | [ laǒ nián qī ] old age |
| ⇒ 考期 | [ kaǒ qī ] the exam period, the exam date |
| ⇒ 耄期 | [ maò qī ] to have reached the age of eighty or ninety |
| ⇒ 耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 | [ yē sū jī dū hoù qī shèng tú huì ] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| ⇒ 肛欲期 | [ gāng yù qī ] anal stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 育齡期 | [ yù líng qī ] childbearing age |
| ⇒ 脫期 | [ tuō qī ] to fail to come out on time, to miss a deadline |
| ⇒ 花期 | [ huā qī ] the flowering season |
| ⇒ 苗期 | [ qī ] (agriculture) seedling stage |
| ⇒ 蜜月假期 | [ mì yuè jià qī ] honeymoon |
| ⇒ 行期 | [ xíng qī ] departure date |
| ⇒ 衰退期 | [ tuì qī ] recession (in economics) |
| ⇒ 試用期 | [ shì yòng qī ] trial period, probationary period |
| ⇒ 近期 | [ jìn qī ] near in time, in the near future, very soon, recent |
| ⇒ 週期 | [ zhoū qī ] period, cycle |
| ⇒ 週期性 | [ zhoū qī xìng ] periodic, periodicity (math), cyclicity |
| ⇒ 週期數 | [ zhoū qī shù ] periodic number |
| ⇒ 週期系 | [ zhoū qī xì ] periodic system, periodicity (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 週期表 | [ zhoū qī ] periodic table (chemistry), abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表[yuan2 su4 zhou1 qi1 biao3], periodic table of the elements |
| ⇒ 週期解 | [ zhoū qī jiě ] periodic solution (math.) |
| ⇒ 逾期 | [ yú qī ] to be overdue, to fail to meet a deadline, to be behind in doing sth |
| ⇒ 過期 | [ guò qī ] to be overdue, to exceed the time limit, to expire (as in expiration date) |
| ⇒ 過渡時期 | [ guò dù shí qī ] transition |
| ⇒ 遙遙無期 | [ yaó yaó wú qī ] far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever |
| ⇒ 遠期 | [ yuǎn qī ] long-term, at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment), abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] |
| ⇒ 遠期合約 | [ yuǎn qī hé yuē ] forward contract (finance) |
| ⇒ 適婚期 | [ shì hūn qī ] ages suitable for getting married |
| ⇒ 長期 | [ cháng qī ] long term, long time, long range (of a forecast) |
| ⇒ 長期以來 | [ cháng qī yǐ laí ] for a long time |
| ⇒ 長期共存 | [ cháng qī gòng cún ] long-term coexistence |
| ⇒ 長期性 | [ cháng qī xìng ] long-term |
| ⇒ 長期穩定性 | [ cháng qī wěn dìng xìng ] long-term stability |
| ⇒ 長期飯票 | [ cháng qī fàn ] (fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life |
| ⇒ 閉鎖期 | [ bì suǒ qī ] lock-up period (on stock options) |
| ⇒ 開河期 | [ kaī hé qī ] thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring |
| ⇒ 開發周期 | [ kaī fā zhoū qī ] development cycle, development period, also written 開發週期|开发周期 |
| ⇒ 開發週期 | [ kaī fā zhoū qī ] development cycle, development period |
| ⇒ 限期 | [ xiàn qī ] to set a time limit, time limit, deadline |
| ⇒ 陣痛期 | [ zhèn tòng qī ] trying times, painful phase |
| ⇒ 雙週期性 | [ shuāng zhoū qī xìng ] (math.) double periodicity |
| ⇒ 青年期 | [ qīng nián qī ] adolescence |
| ⇒ 青春期 | [ qīng chūn qī ] puberty, adolescence |
| ⇒ 預期 | [ yù qī ] to expect, to anticipate |
| ⇒ 預期推理 | [ yù qī tuī lǐ ] predictive inference |
| ⇒ 預期收入票據 | [ yù qī shoū rù jù ] revenue anticipation note (RAN, financing) |
| ⇒ 預期用途 | [ yù qī yòng tú ] intended use |
| ⇒ 預產期 | [ yù chǎn qī ] expected date of childbirth, estimated due date (EDD) |
| ⇒ 頭期款 | [ toú qī kuǎn ] down payment |
| ⇒ 高峰期 | [ gaō fēng qī ] peak period, rush hour |
| ⇒ 魚汛期 | [ yú xùn qī ] variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1] |
| ⇒ 黃體期 | [ huáng tǐ qī ] luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb) |
| ⇒ 鼎盛時期 | [ dǐng shèng shí qī ] flourishing period, golden age |
| ⇒ 鼎盛期 | [ dǐng shèng qī ] flourishing age, golden age |
| ⇒ 齋期 | [ zhaī qī ] fasting days, a fast |
