同期 meaning in English
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent
Meaning of 同期
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)
- concurrent
- synchronous
How to use 同期
同期 is very common in news, business reports and statistics to compare figures with the same period last year. The set phrase 与去年同期相比 (yǔ qùnián tóngqī xiāngbǐ) means "compared with the same period last year." Example: 今年销量比去年同期增长了百分之十。(Jīnnián xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī zēngzhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.) This year's sales grew ten percent over the same period last year.
同 (tóng) means "same" and 期 (qī) means "period of time," as in 星期 (xīngqī) week and 日期 (rìqī) date. Put them together and you get "the same period," usually the matching time in another year.
Common mistake: Learners often use 同期 to mean "at the same time" in everyday speech, but for that people say 同时 (tóngshí). Save 同期 for comparing matching periods, or for formal phrases like 同期录音 (tóngqī lùyīn) live synchronized sound recording.
同期 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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同 tóng · like · 6 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 同期.
| 星期 | xīngqī | week; day of the week |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 日期 | rìqī | date |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 同样 | tóngyàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 假期 | jiàqī | holiday period; vacation |
| 学期 | xuéqī | term; semester |
Questions about 同期
What does 同期 mean?
同期 (tóngqī) means "the corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 同期?
同期 is made of 2 characters: 同 (6 strokes), 期 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 同期 an HSK word?
Yes. 同期 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 同期 and 同时?
同时 (tóngshí) means "at the same moment" or "meanwhile" and works in daily conversation. 同期 refers to a corresponding period of time, often in a different year, and sounds more formal or technical.
Can 同期 describe people?
Yes. 同期 can describe people who entered a school, company or program in the same intake, as in 同期的学员 (tóngqī de xuéyuán) trainees from the same batch. This use is similar to 同届 (tóngjiè) for classmates of the same year.