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期

qī
noun HSK 3 #2,258

Meanings

  1. 1 period; stage; phase
  2. 2 issue (of a publication); term; semester
  3. 3 to expect; to hope (literary)

Characters

期
qī
period; phase; to expect; issue (of a magazine)
Contains 其 (its) + 月 (moon) — the moon marks periods of time.

Examples

这本杂志的最新一期出来了。
Zhè běn zázhì de zuìxīn yì qī chūlái le.
The latest issue of this magazine is out.
这个学期我要好好学习。
Zhège xuéqī wǒ yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.
I will study hard this semester.
项目进入了第二期。
Xiàngmù jìnrù le dì èr qī.
The project has entered its second phase.

Tips

usage
期 is used as a measure word for issues/installments: 第一期 (first issue), and as a suffix in time words: 学期 (semester), 日期 (date), 星期 (week), 长期 (long-term), 短期 (short-term).
usage
期待 (qīdài) means 'to look forward to' and 期望 (qīwàng) means 'to hope/expect' — both from the meaning of 期 as 'to expect.'

Stroke Order

期 qī