保
质
期

Shelf life in Chinese: 保质期 (bǎo zhì qī)

bǎo zhì qī

shelf life

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 保質期1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shelf life
  2. 2expiration date

Stroke order

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保
质
期

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˇ

bǎo

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

保质期

Simplified

保質期

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这盒牛奶已经过了保质期。

    zhè hé niú nǎi yǐ jīng guò le bǎo zhì qī。

    This carton of milk has passed its expiration date.

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Related words

保

bǎo

to defend

期

qī

variant of 期

星期

xīng qī

week

保护

bǎo hù

to protect

保证

bǎo zhèng

guarantee

质量

zhì liàng

quality

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

保存

bǎo cún

to conserve

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance

本质

běn zhì

essence

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

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