下期 (xià jī) — next issue; subsequent period (e.g., week, month, quarter)
Definition
Compound of 下 ('next') + 期 ('issue/period'), used for a scheduled installment — a magazine or journal issue, a TV season, or a future course segment. Concrete term for the next installment on a recurring schedule.
noun
next issuesubsequent period (e.g., week, month, quarter)
Examples
- 下期。Zhè běn zá zhì de xià jī jiāng yú xià zhōu chū bǎn.The next issue of this magazine will be published next week.
- 下期。xià jī Wǒ men kāi shǐ xīn xiàng mù.Next period we will start a new project.
- 下期。xià jī De kè chéng gèng nán le.The next installment of the course is harder.
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