jī
期
full year; full month
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
full year; one anniversary
literaryUsed exclusively in formal literary contexts, rarely in daily spoken Chinese.
jī朞
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
huí回
dào到
le了
jiā家
xiāng乡
。
After a full year, he finally returned to his hometown.
gǔ古
dài代
sāng丧
lǐ礼
cháng常
shǒu守
jī朞
nián年
。
Ancient funeral rituals often required a one-year mourning period.
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jī朞
yuè月
de的
děng等
dài待
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
le了
jié结
guǒ果
。
The waiting of a full month finally paid off.
tā他
zài在
wài外
fú服
xíng刑
jī朞
nián年
，
jiā家
rén人
cóng从
wèi未
fàng放
qì弃
。
He served a one-year prison sentence, and his family never gave up.
jī朞
yuè月
de的
huā花
qī期
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
。
The one-month flowering period passed in an instant.