期
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Time limit in Chinese: 期限 (qī xiàn)

qī xiàn

time limit

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Definitions

  1. 1time limit
  2. 2deadline
  3. 3allotted time

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期
限

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ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们必须在期限前完成这个工作。

    wǒ men bì xū zài qī xiàn qián wán chéng zhè ge gōng zuò。

    We must finish this work before the deadline.

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Related words

期

qī

variant of 期

限

xiàn

to limit

星期

xīng qī

week

限制

xiàn zhì

to restrict

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

日期

rì qī

date

时期

shí qī

period

学期

xué qī

term

假期

jià qī

vacation

定期

dìng qī

at set dates

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