空窗期

kōngchuāngqī

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

她最近处于感情空窗期。

Tā zuìjìn chǔyú gǎnqíng kōngchuāngqī.

She's been in a relationship gap period lately.

HSK 4

简历上有半年的空窗期。

Jiǎnlì shàng yǒu bànnián de kōngchuāngqī.

There's a six-month gap on the résumé.

HSK 7-9

艾滋病检测有窗口空窗期。

Àizībìng jiǎncè yǒu chuāngkǒu kōngchuāngqī.

HIV testing has a window period.

usage

The job-search and dating senses are most common in everyday speech. HR recruiters often ask about 空窗期 on résumés - answer briefly and move on.

memory

空 'empty' + 窗 'window' + 期 'period' - an 'empty window' of time when nothing is happening.

空 kōng

窗 chuāng

期 qī