期 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

期 English definition

  • a period of time
  • phase
  • stage
  • classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
  • time
  • term
  • period
  • to hope
  • Taiwan pr. [qi2]

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : numeral 7 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5];
  • : mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence; (archaic) ugly;
  • : seven; 7;
  • : intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful; also written 淒|凄[qi1];
  • : whispering sound;
  • : wife;
  • : relative (family); parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe;
  • : up; uneven;
  • : seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral);
  • : to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay;
  • : alder;
  • : 䖵
  • : to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat;
  • : to steep (tea);
  • : paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc);
  • : Celosia argentea; luxuriant;
  • : to deceive; to contrive;
  • : name of a river; place name;
  • : battle-axe; Taiwan pr. [qi4];
  • : frown;
  • : mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence; (archaic) ugly;

Sentences examples with 期

  • 一个星期有七天。
    Yīgè xīngqí yǒu qītiān.
  • 我星期三请中国。
    Wǒ xīngqísān qǐng zhōngguó.
  • 今天星期五。
    Jīntiān xīngqíwǔ.
  • 我现在星期六去北京。
    Wǒ xiànzài xīngqíliù qù běijīng.
  • 星期二同学请我去饭馆吃饭。
    Xīngqí'èr tóngxué qǐng wǒ qù fànguǎn chīfàn.

Words containing 期, by HSK level