到期

dàoqī

verb HSK 6 #10,300

Meanings

1 to expire; to become due
2 to mature (of a financial product)

Characters

to arrive; to reach

period; deadline; term

Arriving at the deadline — the time has come.

Examples

你的护照快到期了。

Nǐ de hùzhào kuài dào qī le.

Your passport is about to expire.

这张信用卡已经到期了。

Zhè zhāng xìnyòngkǎ yǐjīng dào qī le.

This credit card has already expired.

合同到期以后怎么办？

Hétóng dào qī yǐhòu zěnme bàn?

What do we do after the contract expires?

贷款下个月到期。

Dàikuǎn xià gè yuè dào qī.

The loan is due next month.

Tips

usage

到期 is used for documents (passports, visas), contracts, loans, and memberships. For food expiration, use 过期 (guò qī) instead — 过期 emphasizes something is already past its date.

Stroke Order

到 dào

期 qī