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空窗期

kōngchuāngqī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 gap period; lull; hiatus
  2. 2 period between jobs or relationships
  3. 3 (medical) window period (between infection and detectable antibodies)

Examples

她最近处于感情空窗期。
Tā zuìjìn chǔyú gǎnqíng kōngchuāngqī.
She's been in a relationship gap period lately.
简历上有半年的空窗期。
Jiǎnlì shàng yǒu bàn nián de kōngchuāngqī.
There's a six-month gap on the résumé.
艾滋病检测有窗口空窗期。
Àizībìng jiǎncè yǒu chuāngkǒu kōngchuāngqī.
HIV testing has a window period.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

空 kōng
窗 chuāng
期 qī