归期 (guī jī) — expected date of one's return

Definition

归期 (guīqī) is a literary, written-style word for the date one is expected to return home — most often used in poetic or formal contexts, not daily conversation. Pairs with verbs like 定, 到了.

noun

expected date of one's return

Examples

归期，。
Tā de guī jī hái méi què dìng, kě néng yào zài děng yí gè yuè.
His expected date of return hasn't been set yet; he may have to wait another month.
，归期。
Zhàn zhēng jié shù le, shì bīng men zhōng yú děng dào le guī jī.
The war ended, and the soldiers finally got their expected date of return.
归期。
Tā měi tiān zài rì lì shàng biāo jì zhe guī jī de rì zi.
She marks the days until his expected return on the calendar every day.

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