during a period; within a timeframe
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
period; time; duration
formalA formal noun referring to a span of time, often used to specify when an event happens within a larger timeframe. Typically follows a preceding modifier (e.g., '农忙期间').
Nóng农
máng忙
qī期
jiān间
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
During the busy farming season, everyone works very hard.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
fēi非
cháng常
yōng拥
dǔ堵
。
Traffic is extremely congested during the Spring Festival period.
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Huì会
yì议
jiāng将
zài在
xià下
zhōu周
qī期
jiān间
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The meeting will be held sometime next week.
Kǎo考
shì试
qī期
jiān间
，
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zuò坐
mǎn满
le了
rén人
。
During the exam period, the library is packed with people.
Tā他
zhù住
yuàn院
qī期
jiān间
，
péng朋
you友
men们
cháng常
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
tā他
。
During his hospital stay, his friends often visited him.