无期

無期
wúqī
adjective #24,857

Meanings

  1. 1 indefinite
  2. 2 without a fixed term
  3. 3 life (as in life imprisonment)

Examples

Tā bèi pànchǔ wúqī túxíng.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Tánpàn xiànrù jiāngjú, fù tán yáoyáo wúqī.
Negotiations reached a deadlock, with the resumption of talks indefinitely far off.

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usage
无期 most commonly appears in the compound 无期徒刑 (wúqī túxíng), meaning life imprisonment. It also appears in phrases like 无期 (yáoyáo wúqī) meaning 'nowhere in sight' or 'still a long way off'.

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