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期于

Word · Verb · NounTraditional期

hope; expect; period of time

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to hope; to anticipate; to look forward to

formal

Commonly used in written or formal contexts.

Qī期
jì冀
hé和
píng平
shì是
quán全
shì世
jiè界
rén人
mín民
de的
gòng共
tóng同
yuàn愿
wàng望
 。

Hoping for peace is the common aspiration of people all over the world.

Fù父
mǔ母
dōu都
qī期
wàng望
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
jiàn健
kāng康
chéng成
zhǎng长
 。

Parents all hope their children will grow up healthy.

2.

noun

period of time; term; phase

Used for dates, deadlines, stages (like pregnancy), or magazine issues.

Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
wán完
chéng成
qī期
xiàn限
shì是
sān三
ge个
yuè月
 。

The deadline for completing this project is three months.

Tā她
huái怀
yùn孕
yǐ已
jīng经
jìn进
rù入
dì第
sān三
ge个
yuè月
qī期
 。

She is already in her third month of pregnancy.

3.

noun

issue; number (of a publication)

Specifically for periodicals like magazines or journals.

Zhè这
shì是
zuì最
xīn新
yī一
qī期
de的
 《
Dú读
Zhě者
 》
zá杂
zhì志
 。

This is the latest issue of the 'Reader' magazine.

xià下
qī期
yù预
gào告

preview of the next issue