日期 meaning in English

rìqī

date

HSK 1noun16 strokes

Meaning of 日期

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

rìqī

date

How to use 日期

日期 is the general word for a date, used on forms, tickets, receipts and when asking or setting when something happens. Example: 请写上今天的日期。(Qǐng xiě shàng jīntiān de rìqī.) Please write today's date.

日 (rì) is the sun, which marks one day. 期 (qī) means a set period, as in 星期 (xīngqī) week, so 日期 is the day you have set on the calendar: the date.

Common mistake: Learners often use 日期 for a romantic date, but 日期 only means a calendar date. A romantic date is 约会 (yuēhuì). Also keep the tones straight: rì is fourth tone and qī is first tone, not qí.

日期 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bù确què定dìng确què切qiè的de日rì期qī。

I'm not sure of the exact date.

我wǒ不bù知zhī道dào确què切qiè的de日rì期qī。

I don't know the exact date.

三sān个gè不bù同tóng的de出chū生shēng日rì期qī谁shuí也yě不bù可kě能néng有yǒu。

No one can have three different birth dates.

我wǒ忘wàng了le会huì议yì的de日rì期qī。

I forgot the date of the meeting.

我wǒ们men必bì须xū快kuài点diǎn定dìng下xià旅lǚ游yóu日rì期qī。

We have to fix the date for our trip quickly.

Stroke order for each character

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日 rì · sun · 4 strokes

期 qī · a period of time · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 日期.

星期	xīngqī	week; day of the week
生日	shēngrì	birthday
星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday
星期日	xīngqīrì	Sunday
日子	rìzi	day; a (calendar) date
假期	jiàqī	holiday period; vacation
节日	jiérì	holiday; festival
学期	xuéqī	term; semester
日报	rìbào	daily newspaper
长期	chángqī	long-term; for a protracted period
日常	rìcháng	day-to-day; daily; everyday
定期	dìngqī	at set dates; at regular intervals

Questions about 日期

What does 日期 mean?

日期 (rìqī) means "date" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 日期?

日期 is made of 2 characters: 日 (4 strokes), 期 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 日期 an HSK word?

Yes. 日期 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I ask what the date is today in Chinese?

In everyday speech people usually say 今天几号？(Jīntiān jǐ hào?) What's the date today? 日期 sounds a bit more formal and appears more in writing, such as 今天的日期是什么？

What is the difference between 日期 and 日子?

日期 is a specific calendar date, like the one on a form or a ticket. 日子 (rìzi) is a day in a more general or emotional sense, and it can also mean life or times, as in 好日子 (hǎo rìzi) good days.