后期 (hòu qī) — later stage, later period (of a process, project, or condition)
Definition
后期 is 'later stage / later period,' typically of a process, project, or condition. Pairs with 前期 for 'later vs. earlier stage'; 晚期 leans toward terminal phases like diseases or eras.
noun
later stagelater period (of a process, project, or condition)
Examples
- 后期。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de hòu qī de yù suàn xū yào chóng xīn shěn hé.The budget for the later stage needs to be reviewed again.
- 后期。Zhè zhǒng bìng hòu qī hěn nán zhì yù.This kind of disease is very hard to cure in its later stage.
- 后期。Diàn yǐng hòu qī de qíng jié yuè lái yuè jǐn zhāng.The plot in the later period of the movie gets more and more intense.
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