quarter; three-month period
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
quarter (of a year); three-month period
Commonly used in business, finance, academic calendars, and publishing to divide the year into four three-month periods.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yù预
dìng定
zài在
dì第
èr二
jì季
dù度
chū出
bǎn版
。
This book is scheduled to be published in the second quarter.
Gōng公
sī司
dì第
yī一
jì季
dù度
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
é额
zēng增
zhǎng长
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
。
The company's sales in the first quarter increased by ten percent.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
běn本
jì季
dù度
mò末
yào要
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
。
We need to complete this project by the end of this quarter.