中期 meaning in English
middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
Meaning of 中期
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- middle (of a period of time)
- medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
How to use 中期
中期 describes the middle stage of an era, a project, or a life, and it also means medium-term in plans and forecasts. It often follows a time word, as in 二十世纪中期 (the mid twentieth century). Example: 这个项目已经进入中期。(Zhège xiàngmù yǐjīng jìnrù zhōngqī.) This project has entered its middle stage.
中 (zhōng) means middle, like a line through the center of a box, and 期 (qī) means a period of time, as in 日期 (rìqī) date. Put them together and you get the middle part of a period.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 中期 for the middle of a short span like a day or a meeting. For a single day, use 中午 (zhōngwǔ) for midday, and for the middle of a space or event, use 中间 (zhōngjiān).
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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期 qī · a period of time · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 中期.
| 星期 | xīngqī | week; day of the week |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 日期 | rìqī | date |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
Questions about 中期
What does 中期 mean?
中期 (zhōngqī) means "middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 中期?
中期 is made of 2 characters: 中 (4 strokes), 期 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 中期 an HSK word?
Yes. 中期 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What are the words for the early and late stages that go with 中期?
Use 初期 (chūqī) or 早期 (zǎoqī) for the early stage and 后期 (hòuqī) or 晚期 (wǎnqī) for the late stage. 晚期 is also common in medicine for a late-stage illness.
How do I say a midterm exam in Chinese?
A midterm exam is 期中考试 (qīzhōng kǎoshì), with the characters reversed. 期中 means the middle of a school term, while 中期 is a more general word for the middle of any period.