同期 (tóng qī) — the same period (in a different year, e.g., same quarter or month); the same time (for events happening concurrently)
Definition
同期 names a time point in another reference frame — e.g. last year's same quarter — so it always pairs with a comparison. 同步 is the verb 'to sync'; 平行 covers parallel/equal-rank senses that 同期 does not.
noun
the same period (in a different year, e.g., same quarter or month)the same time (for events happening concurrently)
Examples
- 同期15%。Jīn nián dì yī jì dù de xiāo shòu é bǐ tóng qī zēng zhǎng le 15%.Sales in the first quarter of this year increased by 15% compared to the same period last year.
- 同期，。Liǎng gè huì yì tóng qī jǔ xíng, wǒ zhǐ néng cān jiā yí gè.The two meetings are held concurrently, so I can only attend one.
- 同期，。Tā men shì dà xué tóng qī, bì yè hòu jìn le tóng yì jiā gōng sī.They were in the same graduating class at university and joined the same company after graduation.
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