周期

週期

zhōuqī

noun HSK 5 #12,172

Meanings

月亮的运行周期大约是一个月。

Yuèliang de yùnxíng zhōuqī dàyuē shì yígè yuè.

The moon's orbital period is about one month.

这个项目的开发周期是三个月。

Zhège xiàngmù de kāifā zhōuqī shì sān gè yuè.

The development cycle of this project is three months.

经济有自己的发展周期。

Jīngjì yǒu zìjǐ de fāzhǎn zhōuqī.

The economy has its own development cycle.

usage

Used in science (生命周期 life cycle), business (生产周期 production cycle), and everyday life (生理周期 menstrual cycle).

周 zhōu

期 qī