定
期

At set dates in Chinese: 定期 (dìng qī)

dìng qī

at set dates

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Definitions

  1. 1at set dates
  2. 2at regular intervals
  3. 3periodic
  4. 4limited to a fixed period of time
  5. 5fixed term

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期

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ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 医生让我定期去检查身体。

    yī shēng ràng wǒ dìng qī qù jiǎn chá shēn tǐ。

    The doctor told me to have regular checkups.

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Related words

期

qī

variant of 期

定

dìng

to set

星期

xīng qī

week

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

固定

gù dìng

to fix

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

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